Constans II (641-668), solidus, Syracuse, d N CONSTANTINUS CONSTANTINU, facing busts of Constans II and Constantine IV, rev., VICTORIA AVGU Θ IX, cross potent on three steps; in right field, A; in ex., CONOB, 4.40g (DO 157; S. 1078; MIB 90; Spahr 129), virtually as struck and rare. Provenance: Sotheby's, 14 June 1978, lot 126.
(1000-1500 GBP)