Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/972

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 holds a globus cruciger in his right hand; to left, it says ‘NEP’; to right, it says ‘NIC’; beneath, it says ‘DNFOCA’, which is upside down. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘IIII’ in a vertical position; above, ‘P’ within a cross; beneath, ‘Δ’; in exergue, there is a sideways ‘ANNO’. Coin has been overstruck, resulting in the inscriptions that belong to a previous coin on the obverse, and the extra ‘ANNO’ in the exergue on the reverse.

  • History Of Use

    "Follis" (denomination); DO# 79; Sear# 805.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

  • Creation Date between 613 and 614
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/0972