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LOT 3104
Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Constantinople mint.
Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, [and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above?] / Large M, cross above; A N N O [...] (date) across field; officina letter below, CO[N] in exergue. Cf. SB 810. Near Very Fine. Overstruck on a Follis of Justinian I (traces of [...]ANV[...] on reverse).(11.16gr, 35mm, 8h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3104
Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, [and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above?] / Large M, cross above; A N N O [...] (date) across field; officina letter below, CO[N] in exergue. Cf. SB 810. 11.16gr, 35mm, 8h.
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Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
