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Auction 99  13 May 2015
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Lot 799

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 320 USD
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Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. Æ Half Follis (20mm, 6.70 g, 11h). Carthage mint. Dated "year" 5. Bareheaded bust of Heraclius facing, wearing consular robes, holding eagle-tipped scepter; cross above / Large X•X; cross above, star to left, Є to right; KRTς. DOC 6; MIBE 12B; SB 713. Fine, brown patina. Rare.


From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Henry Chitwood Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 147, 6 September 2006), lot 499; Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1137.

This issue continues to employ the reverse of Phocas' year 5 half folles of Carthage (DOC 116; MIBE 98a-b; SB 686).
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