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49 - Solidus Coin, Constans II, Byzantine Empire, 651–654 AD, gold, ploughing; plowing, Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTINЧS P P AV Obverse description: Bust of Emperor Constans II, depicted facing forward, with a moustache and long beard, wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and an imperial mantle (chlamys), fastened over the right shoulder with a fibula. He holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVҀЧ[…] / CONOB Reverse description: Potent cross set on a three-stepped base. This coin is a remarkable historical and numismatic document, illustrative of Byzantine politics and economy during the reign of Constans II, which was conducted under constant military pressure. The maintenance of gold coin production was essential to the functioning of the Byzantine economic and fiscal system amid the challenging political circumstances. From an iconographic perspective, the coin provides relevant information about the evolution of official imperial representation in the seventh century. The frontal portrait of Constans II, with a moustache and long beard, is a distinctive feature of issues from this period of his reign and makes it possible to distinguish them from earlier issues, on which the ruler is depicted beardless or with a short beard, d=19.64 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, ploughing; plowing, Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTINЧS P P AV Obverse description: Bust of Emperor Constans II, depicted facing forward, with a moustache and long beard, wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and an imperial mantle (chlamys), fastened over the right shoulder with a fibula. He holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVҀЧ[…] / CONOB Reverse description: Potent cross set on a three-stepped base. This coin is a remarkable historical and numismatic document, illustrative of Byzantine politics and economy during the reign of Constans II, which was conducted under constant military pressure. The maintenance of gold coin production was essential to the functioning of the Byzantine economic and fiscal system amid the challenging political circumstances. From an iconographic perspective, the coin provides relevant information about the evolution of official imperial representation in the seventh century. The frontal portrait of Constans II, with a moustache and long beard, is a distinctive feature of issues from this period of his reign and makes it possible to distinguish them from earlier issues, on which the ruler is depicted beardless or with a short beard, d=19.64 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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