Constantine IV, fine style gold Solidus.
Constantine IV, Pogonatus (668-685), fine style gold Solidus, Constantinople, officina A, PCONSJ - A - NЧS PP A (sic), helmeted fine style bust, facing three-quarters right, holding spear and shield, rev. VICTORI[A AV] CЧ A, cross potent on three steps; in exergue, CONOB, 4.51g (DO 15; S. 1158; MIB 11). Some weakness to the reverse, otherwise extremely fine and a magnificently full example of this scare type which is a truly superior example of early medieval numismatic portraiture.
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Constantine IV, Pogonatus (668-685), fine style gold Solidus, Constantinople, officina A, PCONSJ - A - NЧS PP A (sic), helmeted fine style bust, facing three-quarters right, holding spear and shield, rev. VICTORI[A AV] CЧ A, cross potent on three steps; in exergue, CONOB, 4.51g (DO 15; S. 1158; MIB 11). Some weakness to the reverse, otherwise extremely fine and a magnificently full example of this scare type which is a truly superior example of early medieval numismatic portraiture.
