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50 - Solidus Coin, Constans II, Byzantine Empire, 654–659 AD, gold, golden ploughshare, Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTINVS C CONSTAN Obverse description: Busts of the emperors Constans II, on the left, with a long beard, and Constantine IV, on the right, beardless and smaller, shown facing forward. Both wear crowns surmounted by crosses and imperial mantles (chlamydes). A cross appears above, between the two busts. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVҀЧI / CONOB Reverse description: A potent cross set on a three-stepped base. The solidus was issued during the reign of Emperor Constans II, in 654–659, after his son Constantine IV had been associated with the throne. The frontal portrait of Constans II, with moustache and long beard, alongside his son, is a distinctive feature of issues from this period of his reign, providing direct evidence of the dynastic policy promoted by the Byzantine imperial authority in the second half of the 7th century, d=18.95 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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Solidus Coin, Constans II, Byzantine Empire, 654–659 AD, gold, golden ploughshare, Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTINVS C CONSTAN Obverse description: Busts of the emperors Constans II, on the left, with a long beard, and Constantine IV, on the right, beardless and smaller, shown facing forward. Both wear crowns surmounted by crosses and imperial mantles (chlamydes). A cross appears above, between the two busts. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVҀЧI / CONOB Reverse description: A potent cross set on a three-stepped base. The solidus was issued during the reign of Emperor Constans II, in 654–659, after his son Constantine IV had been associated with the throne. The frontal portrait of Constans II, with moustache and long beard, alongside his son, is a distinctive feature of issues from this period of his reign, providing direct evidence of the dynastic policy promoted by the Byzantine imperial authority in the second half of the 7th century, d=18.95 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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