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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.881
People
Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title
Coin of Herakleios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
613-618 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75355

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.43 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: bbNNhERACLI YSEThRACONST
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVSYI. Beneath, CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 187a.2 (p. 333)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.881
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: To l., bust of Heraclius with short beard, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with cross. To r., bust of Heraclius Constantine, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with cross. Between heads, cross. Beneath busts, exergual line.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

Verification Level

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