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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.663
People
Heraclius (610 - 641)
Title
Half Follis of Heraclius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
629-630
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179939

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.22 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
half follis
Date on Object
20

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC II.1, p. 302 no. 118

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.663
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: To l., Heraclius standing, with mustache and long beard, wearing military dress and crown with cross, holding long cross in r. hand. To r., Heraclius Constantine standing with short beard, wearing chlamys and crown with cross; in r. hand, globe and cross; between heads, cross; to r., a 'K'.
Rev.: Large K; above, a cross. To l., ANNO? To r., XX, side by side.

Verification Level

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