Coin Item Number: 3095/936 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Heraclius, 610-641. Obverse: three rulers standing and facing front; Heraclius is in the middle; to his left, Empress Martina; to his right, Heraclius Constantine, his son; all hold globus crucigers in their right hands; above, ‘ANNO’ is written sideways. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, monogram; to right, ‘X…’; above, ‘ANNO’ and cross; beneath, ‘Δ’; if coin is turned upside down, there is a head with a crown on the reverse as well; to the left of the head, there are letters. Monogram corresponds to number 23 or 24 in the Sear catalogue. Coin was overstruck on a previous coin.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 99-103; Sear# 808. This coin was overstruck on a previous coin, most likely from the coinage of Maurice Tiberius or Phocas.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 624 and 629
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/936
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.4 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 624 and 629
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0936