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.

  • 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