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A happy emperor just makes you want to smile:)

Constans II, AD 641-668. AR Hexagram (6.73g, 22mm, 6h). Constantinople mint, struck AD 648-652. Obv: ∂ N CONSƮANƮINЧS P P AV; Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger. Rev: ∂ЄЧS A∂IЧTA ROMANIS; Cross potent set on globe set on three steps. Ref: MIB 144; DOC 50; Sear 991. Near Extremely Fine; well centered. From a private English collection. Ex Roma 99 (7 Jul 2022), Lot 1309.

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 This was probably my best pick up for 2022. The Aes Signatum bar was on my "bucket list" for years. Won it from an Artemide auction in San Marino.

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Aes Signatum. AE Currency Bar, Central Italy, Aemilia (?), c. 6th-4th century BC. Large terminal fragment, 'Ramo Secco' pattern, sharp on one side, faint but visible on the other. Obv. AE Ramo Secco. Central Italy, Aemilia (?), late 6th to 4th century BC. Vecchi ICC 3; Haeberlin pp. 10-19, pls. 6-8; Garrucci pp. 5-8, pls. 7-11. AE. 878.00 g. RR. 97x70x25 mm. Untouched rough green brown patina, with reddish spots for its high ferruginous content and emerald green highlights. Very are and impressive. Good VF/F. The Ramo Secco cast ingots are found predominantly in Emilia, hence the attribution to his region. Always found in fragments, they generally weigh from 500 grams to 2000 grams.
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