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ID number: BIRBI-B3050 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople Denomination: Hexagram Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 615-625 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.25 Weight (g): 6.48 Axis (degrees): 180.00 |
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Description: Obverse: To the l., Herakleios, bearded, wearing chlamys and cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. To the r., Constantine III, unbearded, smaller, wearing chlamys and cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Both seated on a double throne facing; and a cross between their heads. Reverse: Cross potent above a globe and three steps.
Inscriptions: Obverse: … hЄRACLIЧS Єτ hЄRA CONSτ P … (Herakleios and Herakleios Constantine, eternal). Reverse: ∂ЄЧS A∂I … τA ROMANIS (God help the Romans).
Bibliography: MIB III 134
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