Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius, AE Follis, Constantinople, AD 663/64

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Byzantine, 85 Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius, 641-668 AD, AE Follis (2.65g, 18mm), Constantinople, regnal year XXΓ 23 = 663/64
Obv: Constans II standing facing, in military dress, with long beard and plumet helmet, holding long cross with his right hand and placing his left on his hip; in field to right, M; to left, I Θ
Rev: Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, all wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger in their right hands
Ref: DOC 82g; MIB 175; SB 1011 Rarity/Choice: Common, aVF (slight roughness otherwise attractive)
Note: This follis features Constans II standing in military dress with long beard and plumed helmet, holding a long cross,a symbol of his authority and Christian rule. The reverse shows his sons Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius, crowned and holding globus cruciger, emphasizing dynastic continuity and the consolidation of imperial power during a turbulent 7th-century Byzantine era.