641-668 AD., Constans II, Constantinopolis mint, Follis, Sear BC 1000.
Constans II, Constantinopolis mint, 641-668 AD.,
Æ Follis (18-23 mm / 4,02 g), copper, axes coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 180°),
Obv.: ЄN TV[TO NIKA] , Constans, beardless, crowned and wearing chlamys, standing facing, holding long cross in his right and cross on globe left.
Rev.: large m between A / N / [A] to left, [nothing, cross or star above], N / Є / [O / S] to right, [officina letter and I, II or IIII below] (45 combinations known).
Sear BC 1000 ; MIB 162 a-c .
The Greek phrase "á¼Î½ τοÏτῳ νίκα" en touto nika, means "in this sign you will conquer". ("In hoc signo vinces" in Latin).
According to legend, Constantine I adopted this Greek phrase, "á¼Î½ τοÏτῳ νίκα" (in this, win) as a motto after his vision of a chi rho in the sky just before the Battle of Milvian Bridge against Maxentius on 28 October 312.