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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-B3656
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; Sicily; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Sicily; Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  632-641; 630-631
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.9
Weight (g):  7.46
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 2393. B.A. Seaby, 28th December 1953.
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Description:  Obverse: (Original) To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, wearing military attire. To the r., Constantine III facing, standing, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown. A K in the r. of the field. (Countermark) To the l., bust of Herakleios facing, with moustache and long beard, wearing paludamentum and crown. 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) … N … XI ([Inferred] Year 21). Mint mark: CON. Control mark: None visible. (Countermark) None. Mint mark: SCs.

Bibliography:  (Original) MIB III 164; (Countermark) MIB III Km.6

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