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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24630723, member: 26430&quot;]Very nice! These Constantine IV&#039;s are interesting as the last Byzantine bronzes (and Solidi) to really attempt individualized, artistic portraiture (w variable success!). Berk, of course, is known for Byzantine bronzes in particular.</p><p><br /></p><p>Berk wrote a volume on the Byzantine Follis (<i>Eastern Roman Successors of the Sestertius</i>) and produced at least two important sales of Byzantine bronze coins (which included some Constantius IV Folles like this one): the Berk-England (7 Dec 1989) <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Berk_England/bTCNNN-8hX8C" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Berk_England/bTCNNN-8hX8C" rel="nofollow">Sale of Byzantine Bronze Coins [free on Google Books &amp; elsewhere]</a>, which now serves as a&nbsp; useful reference, and HJB <a href="https://archive.org/details/harlanjberkltdan0000harl_y6o1/page/n1/mode/2up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/harlanjberkltdan0000harl_y6o1/page/n1/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">Fixed Price List No. 4, “All Byzantine Bronze</a>” in 1976.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1976 catalog was a good start, but Berk-England is a real classic. I actually always remember it for the section on Constantine IV Pogonatus Folles (pp. 37-40 covering many different mints), including a great run of Syracuse mint Pogo. Folles (lots 209-215, then the Syracuse halves!). Well worth checking out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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