(Jun 24, 2012)
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THE SIZE IS 20.0 MM AND 4.39 GRAMS
OBVERSE – DN CONStANtINuS C CONStANtI, facing busts of Constans II, and Constantine IV, cross between them
REVERSE – VICTORIA AVGUD, cross potent on three steps
The solidus was struck at a rate of 72 to a Roman pound of pure gold, each coin weighing twenty-four Greco-Roman carats, or about 4.5 grams of gold per coin
The solidus was maintained essentially unaltered in weight and purity until the 10th century
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