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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8232313, member: 85693&quot;]Nice grouping, [USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER]&nbsp; A lot of eye-appeal and interesting undertypes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a hot mess Heraclius Year 4 from Nicomedia struck over a Phocas &amp; Leontia follis from Antioch.&nbsp; Or at least I think that&#039;s what&#039;s going on here (DN FOC... is clearly visible on the obverse).&nbsp; Year four must&#039;ve been when they transitioned over from Heraclius solo portrait to adding Herc. Constantine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1447542[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Heraclius&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>Year 4 (613-614 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Nicomedia Mint</b></p><p>[dd NN hERACLIVS EThERA CON], Heraclius &amp; Heraclius Constantine standing facing in chalmys / Large M, [ANNO left, cross above], II/II right, Officina A, NIKO.</p><p>SB 834; MIB 175; DOC Type 2.</p><p>(10.10 grams / 27 mm)</p><p>eBay Oct. 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $14.40</p><p><b>Overstrike: </b></p><p><b>Phocas and Leontia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>n.d. (602-610)</b></p><p><b>Antioch (Theopolis) Mint</b></p><p>DN FOCA NE [PE AV], Phocas and Leontia standing facing / Large m (lower case), ANNO left, cross above, [year (?) right] T[HEUP&#039;]</p><p>SB 671; MIB 83a-b.</p><p><b>Note: </b> Reverse ANNO and cross are from undertype?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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