Watch List notes:

Heraclius, 610-641. 12 Nummi (Bronze, 16 mm, 6.19 g, 7 h), Persian occupation of Egypt (?), Alexandria, circa 618-628. Facing beardless bust of Heraclius with crown surmounted by simple cross, wearing cuirass; in field to left, star; in field to right, crescent. Rev. Large IB, with cross potent on globe between; in exergue, AΛЄΞ. DOC 191. MIB 202b. SB 855. Very fine.


This issue is sometimes attributed to the period of the Persian occupation of Egypt, which lasted from 618 to 628.