Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/995
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: bust of Heraclius, facing front; he wears a crown with cross; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘NhER’; to right, ‘YSPPAV’. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; above, cross; beneath, ‘B’.
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History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 72; Sear# 813.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.4 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 610 and 611
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/0995