1951.31.4.836: Coin of Herakleios
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.836
- People
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Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
- Title
- Coin of Herakleios
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 639(?)-641 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/146027
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.41 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- solidus
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: None.
- Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AYSYA. Beneath, CONOB.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 2.1, 44a.2 (p. 262)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.836
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: In center, Heraclius with mustache and long beard; on r., Heraclius Constantine, beardless; on l., Heraclonas, crowned. Each wear chlamys and holds gl. cr. in r. hand. Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine wear crowns with crosses. A cross is in field l., above the head of Heraclonas who wears a cap without cross. Each tablion ornamented with a cross.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps. In field l., imperial monogram. In field r, Epsilon.
Verification Level
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