Coin of Herakleios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.881
People: Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title: Coin of Herakleios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 613-618 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75355

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.43 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: bbNNhERACLI YSEThRACONST
Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVSYI. Beneath, CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.1, 187a.2 (p. 333)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.881
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., bust of Heraclius with short beard, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with cross. To r., bust of Heraclius Constantine, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with cross. Between heads, cross. Beneath busts, exergual line.
Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

Verification Level

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