Half Follis of Heraclius | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.428.663
People: Heraclius (610 - 641)
Title: Half Follis of Heraclius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 629-630
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/179939

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 5.22 g
Die Axis: 6
Denomination: half follis
Date on Object: 20

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC II.1, p. 302 no. 118

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.428.663
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., Heraclius standing, with mustache and long beard, wearing military dress and crown with cross, holding long cross in r. hand. To r., Heraclius Constantine standing with short beard, wearing chlamys and crown with cross; in r. hand, globe and cross; between heads, cross; to r., a 'K'.
Rev.: Large K; above, a cross. To l., ANNO? To r., XX, side by side.

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