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Tremissis of Constantine IV
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 668–685
Mint: Uncertain Italian mint
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 1.49 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2190
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Constantine IV facing right wearing diadem, cuirass and paludamentum.
DNCONSTANTINUSPPIAV
Reverse: Cross potent on three steps, symbol to right consisting of Greek letter phi surmounted by cross.
VICTORIA AVGUSTOR CONOB in exergue
DNCONSTANTINUSPPIAV
Reverse: Cross potent on three steps, symbol to right consisting of Greek letter phi surmounted by cross.
VICTORIA AVGUSTOR CONOB in exergue
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Arthur K. McComb, 84 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts; October 8, 1953: purchased by MFA from Arthur K. McComb for $ 10.00