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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.859
People
Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title
Coin of Herakleios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
629-630 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75252

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.5 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: None.
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., CON. To r., XX (X above X). Beneath, Gamma.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 105c.6 (p. 296)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.859
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. He holds in r. hand long cross, l. hand on hip. To r., Heraclius Constantine standing with short beard wearing chlamys and crown with cross; in r. hand, gl. cr. Between heads, cross. To l., imperial monogram. To r., K. Overstruck on follis of Heraclius from Cyzicus of Year 2.
Rev.: M. Above, cross and C.

Verification Level

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