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Byzantine coinfront and back

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Byzantine coin

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Date
    AD 632 - 641
    Associated people
    Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (ruled AD 610 - 641) (ruler)
    Material and technique
    gold
    Dimensions
    2 mm (diameter)
    4.45 g (weight)
    6 o'clock (die-axis)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    struck
    Object type index
    currency › coin
    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    HCR6313

  • Further reading

    Bellinger, Alfred R., and Grierson, Philip 1966-, Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, ed. Alfred R. Bellinger and Philip Grierson, 3 vols (Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1968), no. 32a on p. 257 and no. 43b on p. 262

Location

    • First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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