Coin Item Number: 3095/1045 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 105-116; Sear# 810.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 629 and 640
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1045
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.1 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 629 and 640
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1045