Herakleios, Gold, Semissis, Constantinople, 610-641
Obverse
Bust of Herakleios facing right, beardless, wearing diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
NRCII-VICPPV
Reverse
Staurogram () on globus.
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Obverse
Bust of Herakleios facing right, beardless, wearing diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
NRCII-VICPPV
Reverse
Staurogram () on globus.
]ORIVS
| Accession number | BZC.1977.36 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Herakleios |
| Date of Reign | 610–641 |
| Metal | Gold |
| Denomination | Semissis |
| Mint | Constantinople |
| Date | 610 – 641 |
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Weight | 2.18 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
Purchased through A. H. Baldwin’s Selection, 29 November 1977, from Schweizerischer Bankverein Zurich Auction 2, 27 October 1977, lot 579
Commentary
This semissis with staurogram () on globus instead of the usual cross potent on globus was published as a piece of Constans II by M. D. O’Hara in Coins and Antiquities, list no. 54, a misattribution that Hahn corrected in Numismatic Circular (1977): 308.
Cf. DOC 2.1:225, 265, no. 52 (variant).
MIB 3:88–89.