644-645 AD., Constans II, Constantinopolis mint, Follis, Sear BC 1000.
Constans II, Constantinopolis mint, officina 1, 644-645 AD.,
Æ Follis (19-21 mm / 2,93 g), copper, axes about coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 200°),
Obv.: ЄN TV[TO N]IKA , 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, cross above, N / Є / O / [S] to right, officina letter A followed by numeral IIII (representing regnal year 4) below.
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.