Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/968
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: two rulers standing and facing front; Heraclius is on the left; Heraclius Constantine, his son, is on the right; Heraclius is in military dress, holding a long cross, while Heraclius Constantine wears a chlamys, holding a globus cruciger; each wears a crown with a cross; between their heads, there is another cross; to left, monogram. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XXIII’ in a vertical position; above, ‘C’, with a cross above it; beneath, ‘B’; in exergue, ‘CON’. Monogram corresponds to number 26 in the Sear catalogue.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 108; Sear# 810.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.7 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 632 and 633
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/0968