Constans II (647–651)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion. A cross potent at left and right. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Constans II standing, wearing a crown and a chlamys. Facial details and hair are obscure, but one can see that he holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. A circular inscription beginning at left. Wreath border.
DNCON......NSP P A
D(ominus) n(oster) Con[stanti]nus pe(r)pe(tuus) aug(ustus)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion. A cross potent at left and right. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Constans II standing, wearing a crown and a chlamys. Facial details and hair are obscure, but one can see that he holds a globus cruciger in his right hand. A circular inscription beginning at left. Wreath border.
DNCON......NSP P A
D(ominus) n(oster) Con[stanti]nus pe(r)pe(tuus) aug(ustus)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1627 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 19.4. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Dominus noster Constantinus perpetuus augustus.
Our Lord Constans, eternal Augustus.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Vol. 2, Phocas to Theodosius III (602–717) (Open in Zotero)
- Moneta Imperii Byzantini: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On gold coins struck between 647 and 651 the emperor Constans II is represented with a short beard (for example, DOC 2.2:15c [pl. 24]; MIB 3: Prägetabelle 5, nos. 9–22).
It is unusual that an identifying inscription should use superscript letters.