Coin of Herakleios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.831
People: Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title: Coin of Herakleios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 637-638(?) CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/146039

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.49 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: None.
Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AYSYTheta. Beneath, CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.1, 39h (p. 260)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.831
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: 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.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps. In field r., imperial monogram.

Verification Level

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