Details
LOT 3471
Heraclius AE Follis. AD 610-641.
Nicomedia mint; dated RY 2 (AD 611/2). 1st officina. ∂ N hRACLI PЄR [...], helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Large M, ANNO II (date) across field, cross above, A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 154a; SB 833. Good Very Fine.(10.81gr, 29mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a 1980s UK collection;
Property of a London antiquarian.
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