Wear: flatstruck F. Diameter and weight of follis considerably reduced by snapped off (or clipped?) edges, with extensive nicking to chipping and contiguous cracking. Somewhat sparse, slight pitting and slight flaking on reverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 78, no. 1224 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Byzantine”)
Two facing full-length figures, bearded Constans II left and taller, and beardless Constantine IV right and smaller, both wearing crown with cross; Constans wearing [cuirass] with left hand flexed onto hip and long spear in right (traces), and Constantine IV [wearing chalmys and] holding globus cruciger in right hand; above between them, ☩ (traces); all within thin dotted border
Reverse Description
First undertype (oldest; axis 6): helmeted bust of bearded emperor to left, perhaps carrying a spear (thus Probus?)
Reverse Description
Second undertype (axis 3): facing emperor, crowned, holding globus cruciger in right hand (Phocas?)
Reverse Inscription
Overtype (latest): Large M; above, cross; to left and right, [A|N|N - X]|ϥ[.] ; below, small Α; in exergue, CON (traces); all within thin dotted(?) border
