Constans II. Solidus; Constans II; 641-668 AD. Constantinople, c. 651-4 AD, Solidus, 4.44g. MIB-23, Sear-956, BM-36. Obv: d N CONST[AN] - TINUS PP AV Crowned, draped bust facing with long beard and mustache, holding cross on globe in r. hand. Rx: VICTORIA - AVGU B (officina 2) around, CO[NO]B in exergue, Cross potent on three steps. By a striking error, some details of the obverse type reappear on the reverse: the cross on the globe held by the emperor, the hair by his left ear, and the letters PP from near the end of the legend.Forehead flatly struck. MS