Coin Item Number: 3095/944 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 left, Empress Martina; to right, Heraclius Constantine, his son, who is mostly illegible; all wear crowns with crosses and all hold globus crucigers in their right hands; this type of coin has no inscriptions. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, monogram; to right, ‘[X]Ϥ’; beneath, ‘B’; in exergue, ‘CON’. Monogram corresponds to number 23 in Sear catalogue.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 99; Sear# 808.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 624 and 625
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/944
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.7 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 625
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0944