Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/971
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; each holds a globus cruciger in their right hand; to left and right, there are illegible inscriptions. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[AN]N[O]’; to right, ‘Ϥ’; beneath, ‘Δ’; in exergue, ‘[CO]N’; to left and right, there are illegible inscriptions. Coin has been overstruck, resulting in the inscriptions that belong to a previous coin.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 80; Sear# 805.
- 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 614 and 615
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/0971