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ID number: BIRBI-B3679 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; Catania Denomination: Decanummium Place made: Europe: Italy, Sicily, Catania Culture: Byzantine Date made: 622-629 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.45 Weight (g): 3.07 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 3827. Hall Sale, November 1950. |
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Description: Obverse: To the l., bust of Herakleios facing, bearded, wearing paludamentum, and cross-topped crown. To the r., bust of Constantine III facing, unbearded, wearing paludamentum, and cross-topped crown. A cross between their heads. Reverse: I.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: ANNO X … ([Inferred] Year 13-19). Mint mark: CAT.
Bibliography: MIB III 241
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