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ID number:  BIRBI-B3232
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  629-630
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  3.05
Weight (g):  8.34
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 756. Ex Edward Shepherd Collection, 1924.
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire and crown. To the r., Constantine III facing, standing, bearded, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. A cross between their heads. Reverse: M.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: … XX ([Inferred] Year 20). Mint mark: … ON. Control mark: A (1).

Bibliography:  MIB III 164

Notes:  Overstruck obverse on obverse; undertype unclear.

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