Constantine IV, Copper, Follis, Syracuse, 669-672
Obverse
Frontal bust of Constantine IV, beardless, wearing cuirass and helmet with plume. Globus cruciger in right hand. No inscription.
Reverse
with monogram of Constantine IV () above. Herakleios standing at left and Tiberios standing at right, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross and holding globus cruciger.
Exergue
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Obverse
Frontal bust of Constantine IV, beardless, wearing cuirass and helmet with plume. Globus cruciger in right hand. No inscription.
Reverse
with monogram of Constantine IV () above. Herakleios standing at left and Tiberios standing at right, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross and holding globus cruciger.
Exergue
SCL
| Accession number | BZC.2004.28 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 2.2:554, no. 60 |
| Ruler | Constantine IV |
| Date of Reign | 668–685 |
| Associated Authority | Herakleios (son of Constans II) Tiberios (son of Constans II) |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Follis |
| Mint | Syracuse |
| Date | 669 – 672 |
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Weight | 1.1 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
From A. H. Baldwin's Islamic Auction 9, lot 3017, from Pavlou collection, probably Cyprus or Near East provenance
Commentary
This coin was struck on a thin flan that was pierced. It is might also be overstruck.
MIB 3:260, no. 104.