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48 - Solidus Coin, Constans II, Byzantine Empire, 651–654 AD, gold, plow, Obverse legend: […] CONSTAN TINVS PP AV Obverse description: In the centre, the emperor’s bust is depicted facing forward, with a long beard and moustache, wearing an imperial crown and ceremonial chlamys-type garment fastened at the right shoulder with a circular fibula. He holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. Reverse legend: VICTORIA – AVҀЧH / CONOB Reverse description: At the centre, a potent cross with arms ornamented by transverse linear terminals, set on a three-stepped base. The solidus was issued during the reign of Emperor Constans II, between 651 and 654, and is attributed to an intermediate phase of his reign. From an iconographic perspective, the coin provides relevant information about the evolution of official imperial representation in the seventh century. Constans II’s frontal portrait, with moustache and long beard, is a distinctive feature of the issues from this phase of his reign and distinguishes them from earlier issues, in which the ruler is depicted beardless or with a short beard, d=20.14 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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Solidus Coin, Constans II, Byzantine Empire, 651–654 AD, gold, plow, Obverse legend: […] CONSTAN TINVS PP AV Obverse description: In the centre, the emperor’s bust is depicted facing forward, with a long beard and moustache, wearing an imperial crown and ceremonial chlamys-type garment fastened at the right shoulder with a circular fibula. He holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. Reverse legend: VICTORIA – AVҀЧH / CONOB Reverse description: At the centre, a potent cross with arms ornamented by transverse linear terminals, set on a three-stepped base. The solidus was issued during the reign of Emperor Constans II, between 651 and 654, and is attributed to an intermediate phase of his reign. From an iconographic perspective, the coin provides relevant information about the evolution of official imperial representation in the seventh century. Constans II’s frontal portrait, with moustache and long beard, is a distinctive feature of the issues from this phase of his reign and distinguishes them from earlier issues, in which the ruler is depicted beardless or with a short beard, d=20.14 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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