Description: Heraclius (610 - 641 AD). AE Follis, Constantinople mint 612-613 AD. Overstruck on Follis of Phocas. dN hRACLIOS PeRP AVG; cuirassed, bearded bust facing, wearing crown with trefoil ornament and paludamentum, globus cruciger in right / Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, III to right, Δ below, CON in ex.

Diameter: AE32 mm

Weight: 11,18 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: SB 804; MIB 158; DOC II part 1, 71c

Commentary: scarce; overstrike on (most probably) Follis of Phocas; attractive black patina with some lighter deposits, full legends, some flatness on edge

History: Under Heraclius' rule Greek replaced Latin as the official language of the empire and Heraclius adopted the Greek title of "Basileos" in place of the Latin Caesar, Augustus, or Imperator.

Article Number: 016-04-04-41652