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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.820
People
Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title
Coin of Herakleios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
616-625 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/145736

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.51 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ddNNhERACLIYSEThERACONSTPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVSYI. In ex., CONOB. Theta in field r.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 16d (p.251)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.820
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: To l., bust of Heraclius facing, with short beard , wearing chlamys and simple crown with cross on circlet. To r., similar but much smaller bust of Heraclius Constantine, beardless. Above, cross. Heraclius Constantine has a perfectly horizontal mustache.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

Verification Level

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