Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. Æ Follis (35mm, 16.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck circa 673. Near VF.

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Lot: 1050. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. Æ Follis (35mm, 16.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck circa 673. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear over shoulder / Large M, flanked by crowned facing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius, each wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger; cross above; Є/CON. DOC 29 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 78 illustration (same dies; officina erroneously omitted in text) = Sternberg V (28 November 1975), lot 668 (same dies); SB 1174. Brown surfaces, some smoothing. Near VF. Very rare.

From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Leu Web 20 (16 July 2022), lot 2945 (since conserved).

Particularly rare in this officina. A search resulted in only two additional examples: the BMC 31 example purchased in 1904 and the 1975 Sternberg/MIB illustrated example.

Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 15:49:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.