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Light weight Solidus of Constans II, pierced

Light weight Solidus of Constans II, pierced

641 - 668

Constans II

Byzantine

Obv.: dNCONStAN tINЧS PPAV, draped bust of Constans II facing with long beard and mustache, wearing crown surmounted by cross, globus cruciger in right hand. Rev.: VICTORIA AVϚЧ θ, cross potent with base on three steps; star in r. field; CONOB+ below.

Gold

Byzantine period, Early

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