Solidus of Constantinus IV Pogonatus, c. 668 to 685 AD Peregrine Collection now hand set in a

now hand set in a custom 18k gold bezel

The surfaces carry a deep green patina that gives the piece a quiet

reminds us of Rome’s vast empire and its power to astonish

a distinctively indented form once carried by warriors of the region

Solidus of Constantinus IV Pogonatus, c. 668 to 685 AD Peregrine Collection now hand set in aA marvelous early medieval gold solidus, now hand set in a custom 18k gold bezel. Struck during the reign of Constantinus IV, the emperor who defended Byzantium during the first Arab siege, this piece bridges late antiquity and the dawn of the medieval world. A regal, heavy gold coin worthy of the Peregrine Collection.