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Lot # 593
Constans II, Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius, 641-668. Solidus (Gold, 19.77 mm, 4.38 g). Syracuse, circa 659-662. ∂ N CONSτA - NЧS CONSτANЧV Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans, holding globus cruciger, and Constantine; cross above. Rev. VICTORIA - AЧςЧ Γ (with pellet below) / CONOB Cross potent set on three steps flanked by Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding a globus cruciger. DOC -. MIB - (but cfr. 945 for the reverse). SB -. Spahr -. MIC -. M. Anastasi, Monete bizantine di Sicilia, 171 (misdescribed). Cfr. Roma Numismatics XIII, lot 1042. About Extremely Fine. Excessively Rare: fewer than five known specimens.