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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.806
People
Issued by Interregnum, Byzantine
Title
Coin of the Byzantine Interregnum, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
610 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Alexandreia ad Issum (Cilicia)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/145932

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.91 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., ALambdaEpsilon(Joined Backwards and normal Cs)ANDelta. To r., [X]III (X has failed to register).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 17 (p. 215)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.806
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Busts of Heraclius and his father, facing, both bearded and wearing crowns with pendilia, wearing consular robes. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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