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ID number: BIRBI-B3659 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Herakleios I; Constantine III; Sicily; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Sicily; Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 632-641; 629-639 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.7 Weight (g): 7.14 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3665. A.H. Baldwin, 1961. |
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Description: Obverse: (Original) To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, with moustache and beard, holding a sceptre in r. hand. (Countermark) To the l., bust of Herakleios facing, with moustache and long beard, wearing paludamentum. To the r., bust of Constantine III facing, bearded, wearing paludamentum, and cross-topped crown. A cross between their heads. Reverse: (Original) None visible. (Countermark) Monogram of Herakleios.
Inscriptions: Obverse: (Original) None. (Countermark) None. Reverse: (Original) … NNO … ([Inferred] Year 20-29). Mint mark: CO … Control mark: None visible. (Countermark) None. Mint mark: SCs.
Bibliography: (Original) MIB III 164; (Countermark) MIB III Km.6
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