Art Institute of Chicago
Solidus (Coin) of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine
Byzantine, minted in ConstantinopleLinkedCulture matchlcp-6c5c620f14da
- Date
- 629-632
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Byzantine Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 50300
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine wearing crowns. On the back (reverse) a cross is shown atop three steps.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Roy Evan Barr
- Provenance
- Mrs. Roy Evan Barr, Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1976.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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