Catalog - SINCONA Auction 37

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Hexagram.
Sear 795, 798, 799. DOC 61, 64, 65. MIB 134, 140, 143.
3 specimens. Fine-about very fine.

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Solidus 616-62. Indictional year Є.
Obv. dd NN hЄRACLI×S ЄT hЄRA CONST PP AVG Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above.
Rev. VICTORI - A AVζ×Є? Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 822A. DOC 188b (Alexandria). MIB 82a.
4.34 g. Rare. Very fine-extremely fine.
Purchased from Baldwin´s London in May 1991.

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Follis year 6 (616/617). Officina Γ.
Sear 844. DOC 180 (officina not listed). MIB 192.
14.14 g. Green patina. Very fine.
Purchased from Kölner Münzkabinett Kroha. Cologne. November 1974.

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Solidus after 613. Indictional year I = 612.
Obv. dd NN hЄRACLI×S ЄT hЄRA CONST Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and elaborate crowns. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above. Exergual line beneath busts.
Rev. VICTORIA - AVζ×I Cross potent on three steps. COIIOB below.
Sear 851. DOC 187 (Alexandria). MIB 77 (Cyprus).
4.52 g. Cabinet piece. Brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Collection Hunt. Auction Sotheby´s New York, December 1990. Lot 269.

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Solidus 626-630.
Obv. dd NN hЄRA(CLI×) - S ЄT hRA CON Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above.
Rev. VICTORIA- AVζ× IΠ Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 852. DOC 187b var. (Alexandria). MIB 77 (Cyprus).
4..55 g. Rare. Flattening on the outer rim. Otherwise uncirculated.
Purchased from Simon Bendall 1982 as unedited from a Sicilian mint.

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Solidus 626-630.
Obv. (dd NN) hЄRACLIi×S ЄT(hЄRA) CON Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above.
Rev. VICTORIA- AVζ× IΠ Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 852. DOC 187b var. (Alexandria). MIB 77 (Cyprus).
4.37 g. Rare. Graffiti on rev. Flattening on the outer rim. Otherwise uncirculated.
Purchased from Baldwin´s London in October 1985.
´´These issues are quite controversial. Hahn, in MIB, suggests that they come from a military mint in Cyprus, and that the letters at the end of the legend on the reverse date the issues to 617-622 and 622-627 respectively; while the DOC attributes them to Alexandria. However the date IΠ and IX on the reverses can very clearly related to very rare AE folles unscribed with the full name of the Jerusalem in the exergu, and must be mintmarks rather than dates. His is especially true since obverse dies linkboth reverse types. A military mint in Jerusalem during the time when Heraclius was directing his war against the Sassanid Persians makes perfectly good sense historically, and the appearance of coins from a named temporary mint has a number of other late Roman and Byzantine parallels.´´ - Dr. Alan Walker 1999.

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Solidus 614/615. Indictional year Γ.
Obv. DN ЄRACLIO ЄT ЄRA CONST PP AVG Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above.
Rev. VICTORI - A AVGG Γ Cross potet on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 867. DOC -. MIB 92a.
4.43g. Rare. From somewhat worn dies. About extremely fine.
The indiction year is not clearly legible. Baldwin´s preferred Z. I believe it is a corrupted Γ.
Purchased from Baldwin´s London in October 1985.

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Solidus 617/618. Indictional year S.
Obv. DN HЄ RARACLIO ЄT ЄRA CONS(…) Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Cross above.
Rev. VICTOR - IA AVGG S Cross on one step. Ground line long.
Sear 867. DOC 208. MIB 84a.
4.39 g. Very fine.
Purchased from Bank Leu, Zurich, in May 1971.

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Solidus 629/630. Indictional year Γ.
Obv. DN ЄRAC - LIO CONST A PP Busts of the two emperors almost of equal size, both crowned and wearing chlamys, cross above and between them.
Rev. VICTORIA AVG Γ Cross on one step. Ground line. CONOB beneath
Sear 687. DOC -. MIB 84b2 var.
4.45 g. Rare. Thick globular fabric. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Frank Sternberg XII. Zurich November 1982. Lot 925
´´Heraclius minted two complete indiction series in Carthage, in other words the years 1 - 15 repeat themselves. For the second series Hahn could not locate a specimen of year 3. Our piece fills this gap. The coin cannot belong to the forst indiction series because the head of the crown prince is not as large as that of the father. The unbroken legend does not fit to this series either. Though the reverse legend seems to be similar to year 13, it cannot belong here, because at that timethe secon line under th cross has become shorter.´´ - Frank Sternberg 1982.

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Solidus 630/631. Indictional year Δ.
Obv. (DN ЄRAC - LIO) CONT PP Busts of the two emperors almost of equal size, both crowned and wearing chlamys, cross above and between them.
Rev. VICTORIA AVG Δ Cross on one step. Ground line. CONOB beneath
Sear 687. DOC -. MIB 84b2 var.
4.37 g. Thick globular fabric. Very fine.
Purchased from Schenk-Behrens. Essen, November 1973.

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½ Siliqua 613-617.
Obv. (ЄRACAIIS) Crowned busts facing. Cross above.
Rev. Aζ(×) - STI Cross potent on three steps.
Sear 870. DOC 233. MIB 148.
Rare. 0,73 g. Dark toning. Broken edge. Very fine.
Purchased from Weber, Cologne in June 1974.

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½ Siliqua 617-641.
Obv. DN ЄRACΛIO PP AV Bust of Heraclius facing.
Rev. No legend. Bust of Heraclius Constantinus and Martina facing.
Sear 871. DOC 233. MIB 149.
4 specimens. Dark patina. Very fine.

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Ae-Decanummium year 16 (625/626).
Sear 886. DOC 257. MIB 241.
4.00 g. Dark green patina. Very fine.

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Tremissis 610-613.
Obv. DN HЄRACL + IVS PP AVG Draped, cuirassed bust with diadem to r.
Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVN Cross. CONOB beneath.
Sear 900-902. DOC 275 (same obverse die, excepting legend.)/276. MIB 117.
1.47 g. A charming little coin with a very small edge fault. Possibly an imitation from an unknown Italian mint. Almost uncirculated.
Ex Auction F. R. Künker 28, 1995, Lot 199.

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Solidus 613-625. (Alexandria? or Rome??).
Obv. (?????ID V CES ×BVO????) Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and elaborate crowns. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Small cross above and between them.
Rev. VICTORI A - AVG× Є Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 928? DOC -. MIB 107a?
4,40 g. Rare. Double strike and perhaps struck on a previous coin.Good very fine.
Purchased from Knopek, Cologne in April 1978 as Ravenna mint. This does not hold true as all Ravenna coins end with AVGG and not AVGG. The double strike prohibits an exact reading of the legends. Finally, it might even be from a barbarian mint.

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Solidus c. 620, imitation of a mint in Italy? Officina letter Є.
Obv. DN ЄRACLIUS ЄT U ЄRA CONCT PP A Crowned busts of Heraclius on l. and Heraclius Constantinus on r., each wearing chlamys and crowns with cross. Heraclius Constantinus is much smaller. Dot between the emperors. Cross above.
Rev. VICTORIA - AVCU Є Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Apparently unpublished.
4.43 g. Attractive specimen. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Leu Numismatics / Numismatica Ars Classica. Zurich 26 May 1993. Lot 516.
Leu/NAC do not exclude a possible issue of Eastern manufacture.

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Ae- half-follis year 15 (624/625).
Sear 891. DOC 267. MIB 244.
3.59 g. Rare. Dark green patina. Almost extremely fine.
Ex Auction Münzzentrum 138. Solingen 2007. Lot 389.

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Solidus 632-635. Officina Γ.
Obv. No legend. Heraclius in centre, Heraclius Constantinus on r., Heraclonas on l. standing facing. Heraclonas much smaller. Each hold globus cruciger in r. hand and wear chlamys. Heraclius and Heraclius Constantinus crowned. Heraclonas wears plain cap. Above him a cross.
Rev. VICTORIA - Avζ× Γ Cross potent on three steps. On r. Heraclius monogram. CONOB below.
Sear 758. DOC 33g. MIB 39.
4.49 g. Almost extremely fine.

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Solidus 632-635. Officina Є.
Obv. No legend. Heraclius in centre, Heraclius Constantinus on r., Heraclonas on l. standing facing. Heraclonas much smaller. Each holds globus cruciger in r. hand and wears chlamys. Heraclius and Heraclius Constantinus crowned. Heraclonas wears plain cap. Above him a cross.
Rev. VICTORIA - Avζ× Є Cross potent on three steps. On r. Heraclius monogram. CONOB below.
Sear 758. DOC 33c. MIB 39.
4.42 g. Almost extremely fine.
Ex Auction Schenk-Behrens 67. Essen, 1994. Lot557.