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ID number:  BIRBI-B3291
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  635-636
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.6
Weight (g):  4.89
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1670. Glendining, 3rd May 1951.
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire, and cross-topped crown, holding cross-topped sceptre in r. hand. To the r., Constantine III facing, standing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. A cross between their heads. Reverse: M, monogram of Herakleios above.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: … XXϚ ([Inferred] Year 26). Mint mark: … ON. Control mark: Є (5).

Bibliography:  MIB III 164d

4 Related People

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Whitting, Philip David
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Herakleios I
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641
Constantinople
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