CONSTANTINE IV POGONATUS WITH HERACLIUS & TIBERIUS AV SOLIDUS
DOC 8v (unlisted officina), MIB 7a, SB 1154, Choice Extremely Fine, 19.3mm, 4.49 grams, Struck Circa. 674 - 681 C.E., Constantinople Mint, 7th officina
Obverse: d N CTNVS P around helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield adorned with horseman spearing enemy motif
Reverse: Heraclius, to left, and Tiberius to right, standing facing, each wearing chalmys and holding globus cruciger, cross potent on base and three steps between them, VICTOA AVGЧ Z around, CONOB in exergue
A STUNNING coin in FULL weight with beautiful surfaces and quite RARE to find with the complete shield motif! Most attributions for this type that we have seen omit "spearing the enemy" because the enemy rarely appears on the coin as it is on the edge. This one is COMPLETE!
