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A small gold coin of the Byzantine emperor Constans II. Coin Type: Gold tremissis of Constans II, 641-668 CE
Mint and Date: Syracuse, 647-651 CE.
Size and Weight: 14.6mm, 1.4g
Obverse: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
D N CONSTANTINyS P P AV
Reverse: Cross potent on base. C in right field.
VICTORIA AVGys
Exergue: CONOB
Provenance: Glenn W. Woods (Vcoins), April 2007. Ex Dr Michael Metlich collection.
Ref: BCV 1099; MIB 107
BW Ref: 002 031 109
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