Herakleios, Gold, Solidus, Uncertain Mint, 610-613
Obverse
Frontal bust of Herakleios with short beard wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and helmet with cross, plume, and pendilia. Globus cruciger in right hand.
DNRC-IVSPPVI
Reverse
Cross potent on base and three steps.
VICTORI-VΔ
Exergue
CONOB
Obverse
Frontal bust of Herakleios with short beard wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and helmet with cross, plume, and pendilia. Globus cruciger in right hand.
DNRC-IVSPPVI
Reverse
Cross potent on base and three steps.
VICTORI-VΔ
Exergue
CONOB
| Accession number | BZC.2002.5 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Herakleios |
| Date of Reign | 610–641 |
| Metal | Gold |
| Denomination | Solidus |
| Mint | Uncertain Mint |
| Date | 610 – 613 |
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Weight | 4.36 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
From A.H. Baldwin's Selection, 23 March 2002
Commentary
This seems to have been struck in a provincial mint, possibly Thessalonike.
Cf. DOC 2.1:308, no. 131. Compare to MIB 3:218, no. 81 (= BNC pl. 08,09) for the obverse. The two specimens in the Paris collection come, through the Edmond de Rothschild donation, from the collection of Baron von Schellersheim, whose catalogue was published in Florence in 1800. The provenance of these coins from the Italian antiquarian market of the time suggests to Cécile Morrisson that these two solidi of Herakleios could have been struck by an Italian mint; see C. Morrisson, “Le don de la baronne Edmond de Rothschild au Cabinet des Médailles (1934),” 219–20.