Coin Item Number: 3095/929 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: two rulers standing and facing front; Heraclius is on the left, wearing military dress and holding a long cross; Heraclius Constantine, his son, is on the right, holding a globus cruciger; to the right, 'K'. Reverse: large ‘Λ’; to right, ‘XX’ in a vertical position; to left, ‘A[NNO]’ in a vertical position; if the obverse is turned upside down, there is a large ‘M’; to the left of the ‘M’, there is ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; above the ‘M’, there is a cross. Coin has been overstruck on an earlier coin of Heraclius.
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
- 3095/929
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.8 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
- 3095/0929