First Byzantine of 2018

Well, I just won my first coin of the year and it was something I was looking for and as an added bonus, its a Carthage mint!

Byzantine Empire: Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine (610-641 CE) AV Solidus, Carthage, IY 6 (Sear 867; DOC 208; MIB 84a)

Obv: DNЄRACLIOЄTЄRA CONSTPP S; To left, bust of Heraclius with short beard; to right, smaller bust of Heraclius Constantine, beardless; each wears cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with cross; Between heads, cross
Rev: VICTOR IAAVCC S; Cross potent on base and two steps; in exergue, CONOB



Now I can sleep in peace for the next few days...

 

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SCORE!

 

What a way to start the year!!! I'm gonna like seeing your end of year list if you keep this up.

-d

 

Wow, that is a nice one. I am glad you found one. Mine is not quite as nice but i still love it.


Heraclius (AD 610-641) & Heraclius Constantine (AD 613-641). AV solidus
(14.27 mm 4.46 gm).
XF. Carthage, Indictional Year 9, 1st cycle (AD 620/1).
OBV: D N ЄRACLIO ЄT ЄRACOS P P Θ, facing busts of Heraclius, with short beard (on left) and Heraclius Constantine, smaller and beardless (on right), each wearing chlamys and crown, cross in field above
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGG Θ, cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue.
Sear 867.
Ex: Heritage Auctions September 14, 2017

 

Very nice, congrats

 

WOW, congrats beautiful coin.

 

Cool addition

 

Very nice!!! You can't go wrong starting out the year with gold

 

Nice score!

Just have a bronze of heraclius...

 

Thanks guys! Have to thank @Orfew for posting his earlier! Been etching to find one for a while, but it took a back seat several times due to other coins.

@ancient coin hunter: Heraclian coins are always problematic due to the overstrikes, but there is something about them that makes them stand out. Great pickup on that one!

I also picked up the following sibling too:

Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641 CE) AV Solidus, Carthage, IY 14 (Sear 866; DOC 202; MIB 83)

Obv: D-N ЄR-ACLIO P P IΔ; crowned, cuirassed bust of Heraclius facing, wearing pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand
Rev: VICTORIA • AVGG A; cross potent set on three steps; in exergue, CONOB

 

I was going to bid on that one. I really liked the look of it. However, I have my eye on a couple from CNG 412 so I decided to save my money and not bid on this one. I am glad we were not bidding against each other.

Congrats, it is an excellent coin. One cannot enough of these solidii of Carthage imho. They're great little golden nuggets.

 

The funny thing about this particular coin is that there was a graded one and that went for about $100 more and this one is rarer and better looking too! Since I wasn't in the winning on the Triton and New York Sale, had a few funds to spend and hence picked up several of the Solidii ...

 

Who knows it may have been struck over a dupondius.

 

Good looking coin. And with hats like that, they can play ring toss in the imperial palace.

 

Great start! Beautifull coin, nice esp. from Carthage Mint.

 

Neat! The only metal missing is silver. I will happily oblige.

 

Neat coin @Milesofwho ! Is that a hexagram?

 

Yes!

 

Oh, and thank you!

 

Definitely a nice hexagram. These coins were minted from melted Church Plates due to the Persian Crisis by Heraclius who re-introduced silver coinage.