Coin Item Number: 3095/956 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: bust of Heraclius, facing front, wearing helmet; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]NNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; beneath, ‘B’; in exergue, ‘NIKO’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 153; Sear# 833.
Item History
- Made in Izmit, Turkey and Nicomedia, Turkey between 610 and 611
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/956
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Izmit, Turkey and Nicomedia, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 610 and 611
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0956