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Heraclius (AD 610-641), with Heraclius Constantine. AV solidus (22mm, 4.45 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 4/5 - 5/5. Constantinople, 7th officina, ca. AD 616-625. dd NN hЄRACLIЧS ЄT hЄRA CONST PP AV, facing busts of Heraclius, bearded (on left), and Heraclius Constantine, smaller and beardless (on right), both wearing ornate crown and chlamys; cross above between them / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Z (retrograde), cross potent with base on three steps; CONOB below. Sear 734. A coin struck from expertly crafted dies without any of the areas of wear that typically affect this type. A lovely prooflike contrast of black and gold; virtually as struck. Only one coin in sales archives with a higher grade.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Glenn W. Woods, private sale with old dealer's tag
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Heraclius (AD 610-641), with Heraclius Constantine. AV solidus (22mm, 4.45 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 4/5 - 5/5. Constantinople, 7th officina, ca. AD 616-625. dd NN hЄRACLIЧS ЄT hЄRA CONST PP AV, facing busts of Heraclius, bearded (on left), and Heraclius Constantine, smaller and beardless (on right), both wearing ornate crown and chlamys; cross above between them / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Z (retrograde), cross potent with base on three steps; CONOB below. Sear 734. A coin struck from expertly crafted dies without any of the areas of wear that typically affect this type. A lovely prooflike contrast of black and gold; virtually as struck. Only one coin in sales archives with a higher grade.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Glenn W. Woods, private sale with old dealer's tag
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-heraclius-ad-610-641-with-heraclius-constantine-av-solidus-22mm-445-gm-7h-ngc-choice-ms-4-5-5-5/a/61288-95299.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61288-09182022
HID02906262019
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