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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     73001049      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Constantine IV, Pogonatus Date Ruled:     AD 668-669 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Follis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD circa 668-673 Weight:     16.97 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     DN CONSTANTINVS PP AV Obverse Description:     Helmeted facing bust, holding globus cruciger Reverse Legend:     M / Δ / CON Reverse Description:     Large M flanked by Heraclius and Tiberius, both holding globus cruciger; cross above; Δ Mint Mark:     CON Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     DOC II 28d Reference2:     SB 1173 Reference3:     MIB III 77 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91533 Grade:     VF, heavy earthen patina, roughly cleaned Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 1049 Rare. From the Henry Chitwood Collection.The dawn of the reign of Constantine IV saw the beginning of a brave attempt at coinage reform. Under the reign of his father, Constans II, the ubiquitous bronze follis had decayed into one of the most wretched coinages ever inflicted on a people. Constantine revalued the follis, making it fully equivalent to its ancestor—the first large bronze coin issued under Anastasius I almost two hundred years earlier. Constantine was able to maintain this heavy standard throughout his seventeen year reign, but the succession of Justinian II in 685 saw the immediate revocation of this reform, and the return of the shrunken, cut-down follis of yesteryear.

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