Coin of Herakleios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.849
People: Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads) (690 - 702)
Title: Coin of Herakleios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 615-638 CE
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75955

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

6.52 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ddNNhERACLIYS ET hERACONSTPS
Reverse Inscription: deltaEYSAdeltaIYTAROMANIS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.1, 67 (p. 273)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.849
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., Heraclius with short beard; to r., Heraclius Constantine beardless, seated together on double throne. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross, and holds gl. cr. in r. hand. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: Cross spotent on base above globe and three steps. In field l, imperial monogram, in field r., I.

Verification Level

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