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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-B3658
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):  2.9
Weight (g):  9.98
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3087. F. Renn-Rain, Rome, 1956.
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Description:  Obverse: (Original) To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, with moustache and beard, wearing military attire, and cross-topped crown. To the r., Constantine III facing, standing, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown. A cross between their heads. (Countermark) To the l., bust of Herakleios facing, with moustache and long beard, wearing paludamentum, and cross-topped 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) … O … ([Inferred] Year 20-29). Mint mark: CON. Control mark: None visible. (Countermark) None. Mint mark: SCI.

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

5 Related People

Haines_Geoffrey-T.jpg
Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Sicily
Roman;Ostrogothic;Italian;Aghlabid;Norman;Sicilian


Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


Herakleios I
Byzantine
c.575
641
Constantine III
Byzantine
612
641
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