SH56800. Gold solidus, Wroth BMC 40 - 41; DOC II-2 25b (not in the collection, refs BMC); Hahn MIB 26; Tolstoi 236; SBCV 959, gVF, graffiti on reverse, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.439g, maximum diameter 19.7mm, die axis 180
o, 654 - 659 A.D.; obverse d N CONSTANTINUS C CONSTTINU, facing busts of Constans & Constantine IV (beardless) each wearing crown and chlamys, cross between their heads; reverse VICTORIA AVGY B (the victory of the Emperor, 2nd officina), cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue;
well centered with a long legend variation;
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