Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXI 24-25 Mar 2021
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Constans II AV Solidus. Constantinople, circa AD 663-668. VICTORIA AVςЧ B ⧾, crowned and draped bust facing, with long beard and moustache, holding globus cruciger / Constantine IV standing facing between Heraclius, on right, and Tiberius, on left, each crowned and draped and holding globus cruciger; CONOB in exergue. MIB 42; DOC 43b; Sear 975. 4.45g, 21mm, 8h.
Extremely Fine; highly lustrous. Rare.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant.
This fascinating type, which formed the last solidus issue of the long reign of Constans II, breaks away from the standard types seen previously by bringing the reverse legend onto the obverse (in doing so dispensing with the imperial names and titles) and relegating the crown prince Constantine IV to the reverse with the other princes, his portrait having featured on the obverse for earlier issues.
Extremely Fine; highly lustrous. Rare.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant.
This fascinating type, which formed the last solidus issue of the long reign of Constans II, breaks away from the standard types seen previously by bringing the reverse legend onto the obverse (in doing so dispensing with the imperial names and titles) and relegating the crown prince Constantine IV to the reverse with the other princes, his portrait having featured on the obverse for earlier issues.