1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 610 - 641
date: label: date made
content: 610 - 641
name: label: maker
content: Heraclius Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Heraclius
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 610-641
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Front facing busts of Heraclius on left and Heraclius Constantine on right, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross; Heraclius has a short beard while Heraclius Constantine is clean shaven and is depicted significantly smaller than his father; cross above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: dd / NN / hERACLIUS / ET / hERA / CONST / PPAVG
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Cross potent on four steps with mint mark below.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: VICTORIA / AVGU / CONOB
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Obverse includes busts of Heraclius and his son, Heraclius Constantine, each wearing a crown with cross, with a cross above and between the two busts. Reverse includes a cross potent on three steps.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
label: city
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Byzantine Coins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.0049.0062
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0049.0062
label: accession number
content: 1995.0049
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 21.7 mm; 1/32 in x 27/32 in