Co 204 (Early Byzantine follis of Constans II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

656

Not before (date)

655

Comment

Coin dated AD 655/6

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCII Constans II 77b, p. 453, pl. XXVII (Constantinople Class 7)

Description

Coin clipped on two or three sides but other segments rounded.

Label or tag text

N. Section, far N.

Preservation comment

Wear: F?. Margins beyond angular clipping rounded by wear; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 69, no. 1066 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin II, Uncertain, Follis (frag.)”)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Follis

Numismatic Authority

Constans II (641-668)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

22.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

3.5

Obverse Description

Denomination, date, and mint within thin band border

Obverse Description

Emperor standing facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger

Obverse Inscription

[ⲈΝ ΤΟΥΤⲰ] – Ν[ΙΚΑ]

Reverse Inscription

Large Μ; above, small κ; below, Β; to left and right, A|N|N|O-X|[ϥ]; traces to right; in exergue, CO[N]

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph