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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-B3296
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Maker:  Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  632-633
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.75
Weight (g):  6.56
Axis (degrees):  180.00
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire and crown, holding sceptre in r. hand. 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. A monogram of Herakleios in the l.of the field. Reverse: M, cross on a crescent above.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: … N … XIII ([Inferred] Year 23). Mint mark: CON. Control mark: A (1).

Bibliography:  MIB III 164b

Notes:  Possible overstrike; undertype unclear.

3 Related People

Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


Herakleios I
Byzantine
c.575
641
Constantine III
Byzantine
612
641
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