Coin of Herakleios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.824
People: Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title: Coin of Herakleios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 629-631 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/146004

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.45 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ddNNhERACLIYSET hERACONTPP
Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AYSYTheta. Beneath, CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.1, 26i (p. 255)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.824
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., bust of Heraclius facing, with long beard and whiskers, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet. To r., bust of Heraclius Constantine facing, with slight beard and mustache, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

Verification Level

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