Solidus (Coin) of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

629-632

Byzantine, minted in Constantinople

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine wearing crowns.
On the back (reverse) a cross is shown atop three steps.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Byzantine
Title: Solidus (Coin) of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine
Place: Byzantine Empire (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Struck 629 CE–632 CE
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions: Obverse: dd NN hERACLIUS ET HERA[CONS]T PP AV Reverse: VICTORIA AV?? Γ / CONOB
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Roy Evan Barr
Reference Number: 1976.29
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1975-76 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1976), p. 33.

Mrs. Roy Evan Barr, Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1976.

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