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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7387230, member: 85693"]Beautiful coins in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>But let us not forget the Byzantine issues from Sicily. Here are a couple of beauties from the 7th century <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285834[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constans II Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>(c. 654-659 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Syracuse Mint</b></p><p>No legend, Constans with long beard left holding staff, Constantine IV unbearded right / holding cross on globe / Large M TKw monogram above, SCL beneath mid-placed exergual line.</p><p>SB 1109; DOC 180 / Class 5</p><p>(5.47 grams / 27 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285835[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constans II Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>(c. 641-644 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Syracuse Mint</b></p><p>[M]PER CONS[T], crowned, unbearded bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe / lower case M, ANA to left, [NEOS] right, large SC, preceded by Officina Γ</p><p>SB 1103; DOC 9; MIB 204a-c.</p><p>(4.40 grams / 25 x 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7387230, member: 85693"]Beautiful coins in this thread. But let us not forget the Byzantine issues from Sicily. Here are a couple of beauties from the 7th century :oops: : [ATTACH=full]1285834[/ATTACH] [B]Constans II Æ Follis (c. 654-659 A.D.) Syracuse Mint[/B] No legend, Constans with long beard left holding staff, Constantine IV unbearded right / holding cross on globe / Large M TKw monogram above, SCL beneath mid-placed exergual line. SB 1109; DOC 180 / Class 5 (5.47 grams / 27 mm) [ATTACH=full]1285835[/ATTACH] [B]Constans II Æ Follis (c. 641-644 A.D.) Syracuse Mint[/B] [M]PER CONS[T], crowned, unbearded bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe / lower case M, ANA to left, [NEOS] right, large SC,[S] [/S]preceded by Officina Γ SB 1103; DOC 9; MIB 204a-c. (4.40 grams / 25 x 17 mm)[/QUOTE]
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