Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1045
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: two figures standing and facing front; to left, Heraclius; to right, Heraclius Constantine, his son; Heraclius wears military dress and holds a long cross; Heraclius Constantine wears a chlamys and holds a globus cruciger; both wear a crown with cross; there is another cross in between their heads. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]NN[O]’; to right, it is difficult to decipher, but possibly ‘ϚI’; above, monogram; beneath, ‘Δ’; in exergue, ‘CON’. This coin has been overstruck. Monogram corresponds to number 21 or 25 in Sear catalogue.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 105-116; Sear# 810.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.1 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 629 and 640
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1045