BYZANTINE EMPIRE.Heraclius AD 610-641.AE.Follis, struck AD 629/30.Mint of CONSTANTINOPLE.
( 11.00g, 31mm, 6h)
No
legend, standing figure of Heraclius left, crowned and wearing military
garb, long cross in right hand, left hand holds sword by the hilt in
scabbard, to right Heraclius Constantine, crowned wearing chlamys
holding globus cruciger, cross in field between their heads.
Reverse.Uncial letter M, to left downwards A/N/N/O to right regnal year X / X ( year 20 AD 629/30 ), between limbs of M officina letter Γ ( engraved over B ), in exergue mint-signature CON
and above cross over C, mint-signature CON
Ref:
For a similar example see Peter Lampinen " A new variety of Heraclius
follis" Spink numismatic circular Feb.2001, where three example were
recorded at the time.
Better than Very fine. Extremely rare.
An
example of this obverse type, officina B, was recently sold in Morton
and Eden London sale 11th June 2014 lot 148 at hammer price GBP 1,200
from an estimate of 600-700.