Co 485 (Early Byzantine half-follis of Constans II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

644

Not before (date)

643

Comment

Coin dated AD 643/4

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCII Constans II 90, p. 460, pl. XXVII (Constantinople Class I)

Comparanda

MIB3 Constans II 180, pp. 139, 251, pl. 29

Preservation comment

Wear: G/aVF. Roughly 40% of coin survived with chipped edges after large segments snapped off; extensive, slight pitting to gouging; rare pitting. Faint film of incipient, pale green bronze disease especially on reverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1078, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin II, Uncertain, Half-Follis (frag.)“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

Half-follis

Numismatic Authority

Constans II (641-668)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

22.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.12

Obverse Description

Facing figure of emperor, bearded and crowned, holding globus cruciger in left hand [and staff with cross in right hand] (traces)

Reverse Inscription

Large Κ; above, cross (traces); to left, ANN; to right, II | I; below, Α

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph