6873
Auction #31
Lot Number: 63125
Estimate: $75.00
Final Sale Price: $79.20
Denomination: Follis
Grade: VF green and brown patina
Reference: DOC II 135a.; MIB III 218ff.; SB 824

  Heraclius. 610-641 AD. Æ Follis (11.13 gm). Thessalonica mint. Year 5? (615/616 AD).
  d.N. hER[ACLIUS PP. AVG], Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each
  holding a globus cruciger / Large M; B/QEC. DOC II 135a.; MIB III 218ff.; SB 824.
  Overstruck on a Follis of Phocas, Cyzicus mint. SB 665. Nice VF, green and brown
  patina, sharp reverse strike. Estimate $75.

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