★ Ex Spahr ★

Constans II (641-668) AE Follis. Syracuse, 4.53g, 18mm.
Obv: Constans, holding long cross, and Constantine, holding globus cruciger, standing facing.
Rev: Large M; monogram above, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing on either side; SCL in ex.
SB 1110, Spahr 123
Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 41 lot 670(part) 24.06.2018 (from the Spahr collection, with his ticket incl. rubbing and photo.)

There is no better provenance for Sicilian Byzantine. Rodolfo Spahr from Catania (Sicily) specialized in coins from his homeland, and he produced the two standard works covering the island’s numismatic output from the Byzantine period to 1836, when the mint of Palermo was closed.