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Maker/s

uncertain (mint)

Collection

Grierson Collection

Category

coin

Name

tremissis (denomination)

Islamic (Series)

Arab-Byzantine (subseries)

Two imperial busts Heraclius and son (type)

Material/s

gold

Dimensions

image(height): 10 mm
image(width): 10 mm
die axis: 170 degrees
weight: 1.36 g

Date

uncertain 632 to 698

Provenance

bequeathed: Grierson, Philip, Prof. (Filtered for: Coins and Medals)

bt Münzen und Med., Basel 1952.

Inscriptions/Marks

  1. design
    Position: obverse
    Description: Two imperial busts.
  2. design
    Position: reverse
    Description: Cross on steps and Latin legend.

Production Notes

Byzantine obverse / cross on steps reverse type (Latin). Probably struck in North Africa.

Production Place

North Africa (origin) (region) ()

Catalogue ref/s

218

IS-0180

Accession Number

PG.8500 (Coins and Medals)
(Reference Number: 104301; Input Date: 2004-08-05 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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