Coin Item Number: 3095/970 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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 wears a crown with a cross; Heraclius Constantine holds a globus cruciger in his right hand; to left, partially obscuring Heraclius, there is a large ‘M’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to right, ‘XXII’ or ‘XXϚ’; above, ‘P’ within a cross; beneath, it is difficult to decipher (possibly ‘E’?); in exergue, ‘CON’. Coin has been overstruck, resulting in the confusion on the obverse.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 107 or 113; Sear# 810.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 631 and 636
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/970
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 631 and 636
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0970