Heraclius - AE Follis

Coin

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Obverse

Name/Title

Heraclius - AE Follis

Entry/Object ID

C2010-BZ1-46

Description

A coin of the emperor Heraclius commemorating his son Heraclius Constantine as co-emperor and successor.

Collection

Byzantine

Mintage

Mint

Thessalonica

Mint Mark

ΘΕC

Date made

614 CE - 615 CE

Time Period

Byzantine

Place of Origin

City

Thessalonica

Region

Macedonia

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Heraclius, left, and Heraclius Constantine, crowned and draped, right, standing facing, each holding globe with cross in right hand; above, a cross. Border of dots.

Transcription

[DN hERACLIVS] P P AVG

Translation

Our Lord Heraclius, Father of the Fatherland, Augustus

Reverse

Description

Large M; B underneath, to left, ANNO, to right, regnal year UΙ; above, a cross; ΘΕC in exergue. Border of dots.

Issuing Authority

Heraclius

Denomination

AE Follis

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Greece

Culture/Tribe

Byzantine

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

2 mm

Diameter

31.2 mm

Weight

11.23 g

Composition

Material

Bronze

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Sear, Byzantine Coins and their Values, 824

Research Type

Reference

Notes

DOC 2.1 Heraclius Thessalonica 134