Solidus - Constans II (641-668)
Country: Byzantine Empire
Denomination: Solidus
(1)
Year: (641-668)
Material: Gold
Weight: 4.33 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 19 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: byzantine empire
Description:
Obverse
- Bust facing with very small head, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#936, BCV#937);
- Bust facing with normal sized head, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#938 - BCV#940);
- Bust facing with normal sized head, very slight beard indicated by a row of dots around the face, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#942 - BCV#944);
- Bust facing with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#949 - BCV#954);
- Bust facing with long beard and moustache, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#956 - BCV#958).
Reverse
Cross potent on three steps.
- Variants with epsilon in right field
- Variants with S in right field
- Variants with Z in right field
- Variants with H in right field
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