Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint (Jerusalem or a mint in Syria?). Struck circa 613-circa 616. Near EF.

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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint (Jerusalem or a mint in Syria?). Struck circa 613-circa 616. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; IX//CONOB. DOC 187c var. (no exergual line; Alexandria); MIB 777 (Cyprus?); Bendall, Jerusalem 15 (Uncertain eastern military mint); SB 852 (Jerusalem). Lustrous, hairlines, edge shaved in flan preparation. Near EF.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 September 2021), lot 1198; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 5 December 1990), lot 265.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 13:02:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.