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Byzantine Empire, Constans II and Constantine IV, 13 April 654 - 15 July 668 A.D.
In 656, the First Fitna (Islamic civil war) erupted in Egypt. The martial energies of the Islamic forces were directed inwards until 661, temporarily halting Muslim expansion.SH70011. Gold solidus, Wroth BMC 51 - 52, DOC II-2 25j (not in the collection, refs BMC); Tolstoi 253; Hahn MIB 26; Sommer 12.18; SBCV 959, EF, tight flan, small scratch on reverse, 10th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.334g, maximum diameter 18.6mm, die axis 180o, 654 - 659 A.D.; obverse d N CONSTANTINuS C CONSTAN, facing busts of Constans & Constantine IV (beardless) each wearing crown and chlamys, cross between their heads; reverse VICTORIA AVGY I (the victory of the Emperor, 10th officina), cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue; SOLD
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