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Constans II, 641-668. Follis (Bronze, 23 mm, 5.05 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, RY 1 = 641/2. EN T૪TO NIKA Constans II standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Large m between ANA and NEOς; above, cross; in exergue; ΔI. DOC 59d. MIB 162. SB 1000. Very fine.
The Byzantine EN T૪TO NIKA ('in this [sign] conquer') issues, struck under Constans II in 641-648, commemorated the famous vision of a cross of light, which Constantine the Great allegedly saw in the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.
The Byzantine EN T૪TO NIKA ('in this [sign] conquer') issues, struck under Constans II in 641-648, commemorated the famous vision of a cross of light, which Constantine the Great allegedly saw in the night before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.