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ID number: BIRBI-B3341 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople Denomination: Half-Follis Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 632-633 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2 Weight (g): 2.85 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 cross-topped crown, holding cross-topped sceptre in r. hand. To the r., Constantine III facing, standing, bearded, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown. Reverse: K.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ANNO … III ([Inferred] Year 23). Control mark: … (Untranslatable control mark).
Bibliography: MIB III 171
Notes: Possible overstrike; undertype unclear.
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