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20 nummi (half follis) of Constans II
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 643–647
Mint: Carthage
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.47 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.297
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Constans II facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger.
CONSTAN [TINVSPPA]
Reverse: XX with large cross between
CRT? in exergue (unable to enter last letter)
Half Follis
CONSTAN [TINVSPPA]
Reverse: XX with large cross between
CRT? in exergue (unable to enter last letter)
Half Follis
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965