Coin Item Number: 3095/922 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: this coin has been overstruck on a coin from the preceding decade, making the image unclear, but there appears to be at least one standing figure stamped over top of a head; to left, inscription says ‘PERPAVC’, but this is from the earlier coin; to right, 'K'. Reverse: again, the fact that the coin has been overstruck makes decipherment difficult, but there is a large ‘M’ that has been turned into a large ‘Λ’; to the right of the 'M', there is 'I'; beneath the ‘M’, there is a ‘Δ’ and the letters ‘CON’; beneath the ‘Λ’, there is also ‘CON’; to the left of the ‘Λ’, there is ‘[A]NNO’ in a vertical position.
History Of Use
“Three-Quarter Follis” (denomination); DO# 117; Sear# 812.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 629 and 630
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/922
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 629 and 630
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0922