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ID number: BIRBI-B3835 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Herakleios I; Constantine III; Constantinople Denomination: Solidus Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 629-632 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 4.45 Axis (degrees): 180.00 |

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Description: Obverse: To the l., bust of Herakleios facing, with moustache and long beard, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown. To the r., bust of Constantine III facing, bearded, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown. A cross between their heads. Reverse: Cross potent on three steps.
Inscriptions: Obverse: ∂∂ NN ЄRΛC … ЧS Cτ ЄRA CONSτ PP … (Our lords Herakleios and Herakleios Constantine, eternal). Reverse: VICTORIA AVGЧ (Imperial victory). Mint mark: CONOB. Control mark: Γ (3).
Bibliography: MIB III 29
Notes: Control mark appears to have been altered.
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