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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.846
People
Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title
Coin of Herakleios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
615-638 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75213

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.48 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ddNNhERACLIYS ET hERACONST
  • Reverse Inscription: deltaEYSAdeltaIYTAROMANIS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 61.2 (p. 271)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.846
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: To l., Heraclius with short beard; to r., Heraclius Constantine beardless, seated together on double throne. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross, and holds gl. cr. in r. hand. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: Cross spotent on base above globe and three steps.

Verification Level

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