NumisBids
  
Harlan J. Berk Ltd.
Buy or Bid Sale 223  22 Jun 2023
View prices realized

  • View video
Lot 320

Estimate: 3500 USD
Price realized: 3500 USD
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Constans II. Follis; Constans II; 641-688 AD. Constantinople, 642/3 AD, Follis, 3.72g. Berk-649, MIB-163. Obv: [E]N TovT - O - N[IKA] Constans standing facing, beardless, wearing crown, holding in r. hand staff surmounted by XP inverted and in l. hand cross on globe. Rx: Large m, cross above, [ΓΙΙ] in exergue.Of the many portraits of folles of Constantinople, those of Constans II are so bad that they look like some kind of imitation. A coin like this was never thought to exist, but somehow this strike was preserved, and shows what the Romans intended to be a portrait of their emperor. MS
Question about this auction? Contact Harlan J. Berk Ltd.