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LOT 3248
Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 641-668.
Constantinopolis mint. Dated RY 19 (AD 659/60). Constans II standing facing, in military attire, wearing long beard and plumet helmet, holding long cross with his right hand and placing his left on his hip; to left, [I] Θ, to right, [cross] and M / Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger in right hand. DOC 82g; MIB 175; SB 1011. Good Very Fine. Scarce.(3.64gr, 22mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 3248
Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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