Coin Item Number: 3095/1181 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine IV, 668-685. Obverse: bust of Constantine IV, facing forwards; he wears a cuirass and helmet with plume; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a shield; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, bust of Heraclius, brother of Constantine IV; to right, bust of Tiberius, another brother of Constantine IV; both brothers wear crown with cross and chlamys, and each holds a globus cruciger in their right hand; above ‘M’, cross; beneath, ‘A’ or ‘Δ’; in exergue, ‘CON’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 28; Sear# 1173.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 668 and 673
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1181
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 668 and 673
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1181