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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2352508, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Welcome K2C ... I hope that you have a great time chasing these cool ol' coins!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I don't have an example of Heraclius himself, but I do have a couple of sweet overstrikes ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=> this is when a ruler will take a previous ruler's coin and whack his own portrait and markings onto the coin (I love these examples) ... man, I betcha that these coins have seen a few things in their time ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">HERACLIUS Overstruck on Anastasius follis </span></b></p><p>Struck at Syracuse, Sicily. Overstruck on a large follis of Anastasius from Constantinople</p><p>circa 622 AD or earlier</p><p>Diameter: 33.5mm</p><p>Weight: 13.6g</p><p>Obverse: Facing bust of Heraclius, monogram-cross beside, all within 9mm countermarked circle, bust of Anastasius clearly identifiable underneath</p><p>Reverse Large M from original undertype, mintmark CON overstamped with SCLS mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]479082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">HERACLIUS Overstruck on Justin I follis </span></b></p><p>Heraclius. Æ follies (Countermarks)</p><p>610-641 AD</p><p>circa 616/7-621/2</p><p>Sicilian mint</p><p>Diameter: 29 mm</p><p>Weight: 12.77 grams</p><p>Obverse: Crowned bust of Heraclius facing; to right, monogram; all within circular incuse</p><p>Reverse: SCLs within circular incuse</p><p>Reference: DOC 241b; MIB Km 4; SB 882</p><p>Other: Brown patina. Overstruck on a follis of Justin I from Constantinople, SB 63. Countermark very fine, coin near fine</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]479083[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2352508, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Welcome K2C ... I hope that you have a great time chasing these cool ol' coins! I don't have an example of Heraclius himself, but I do have a couple of sweet overstrikes ... => this is when a ruler will take a previous ruler's coin and whack his own portrait and markings onto the coin (I love these examples) ... man, I betcha that these coins have seen a few things in their time ... [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]HERACLIUS Overstruck on Anastasius follis [/COLOR][/B] Struck at Syracuse, Sicily. Overstruck on a large follis of Anastasius from Constantinople circa 622 AD or earlier Diameter: 33.5mm Weight: 13.6g Obverse: Facing bust of Heraclius, monogram-cross beside, all within 9mm countermarked circle, bust of Anastasius clearly identifiable underneath Reverse Large M from original undertype, mintmark CON overstamped with SCLS mintmark. [ATTACH=full]479082[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]HERACLIUS Overstruck on Justin I follis [/COLOR][/B] Heraclius. Æ follies (Countermarks) 610-641 AD circa 616/7-621/2 Sicilian mint Diameter: 29 mm Weight: 12.77 grams Obverse: Crowned bust of Heraclius facing; to right, monogram; all within circular incuse Reverse: SCLs within circular incuse Reference: DOC 241b; MIB Km 4; SB 882 Other: Brown patina. Overstruck on a follis of Justin I from Constantinople, SB 63. Countermark very fine, coin near fine [ATTACH=full]479083[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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