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Coin of Herakleios

Coin of Herakleios

690 - 702

Abd-al-Malik (Umayyads)

Byzantine

Obv.: Countermark: to l., bust of Heraclius, facing, with long beard; to r., bust of Heraclius Constantine, facing, with short beard. Each wears paludamentum and crown with cross. Between heads, cross. Struck on obv. of earlier coin of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (Heraclius No. 106, 630/631, officina illegible). Rev.: Heraclius monogram and SCs with bar above, struck on rev. of earlier coin (date and symbol above "M" illegible).

Bronze

Byzantine period, Early

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