Coin Item Number: 3095/981 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; Heraclius Constantine, his son, is on the right; each holds a globus cruciger in their right hand. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘…I’; above, ‘P’ within a cross; beneath, ‘Δ’; in exergue, ‘CON’; to upper right, ‘DNFOCA’. This coin has been overstruck, and the inscription on the reverse indicates that it was once used by the previous emperor, Phocas.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 76-83; Sear# 805.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 610 and 641
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/981
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 3.2 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 610 and 641
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0981