Constans II. 641-668. Æ Follis (30.5mm, 10.67 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Greater Syria. Host coin: Good Fine; countermarks: Near VF.Electronic Auction 550 Byzantine, Bronze Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Constans II. 641-668. Æ Follis (30.5mm, 10.67 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Greater Syria. Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above / Large M, [cross]/C above; A/N/[N]/O - X/[X] (date) across field; B//CON; c/ms: cruciform Heraclius monogram (Sear 29; DOC G) and cruciform Constans monogram(?) (DOC H) and (Schulze & Goodwin Class 3). Wolfgang Schulze and Tony Goodwin, “Countermarking in Seventh Century Syria,” in ONS Supplement, 2005, pp. 27-28, 3; DOC 211; cf. DOC 105-6 (for host coin type); MIB Km.1; cf. MIB 164b (same); cf. SB 810 (same). Brown patina, scratches. Host coin: Good Fine; countermarks: Near VF. Very rare. |