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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.905
People
Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title
Coin of Herakleios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
613-620 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75358

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.66 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
half follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ]ERACL[
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "XX". In ex., ROM.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 2.1, 262.5 (p. 363)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.905
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Two busts facing, beardless, draped, each wearing crown with trefoil ornament. Heraclius on l., slightly larger than Heraclius Constantine on r.
Rev.: XX. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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