BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685, AV solidus (4.29g), Constantinople, S-1157, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed three-quarter facing bust, wearing helmet and holding spear and shield // cross potent on 3 steps, officina H, choice EF. Magnificent strike, showing the emperors full hand holding the spear and the full horseman on the shield.