Help Needed from CoinTalk Members on Byzantine Coin

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Al Kowsky, Jan 29, 2019.

  1. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    I recently acquired a Byzantine gold solidus from a Heritage auction, see photos below. Heritage described the coin as "Constantinople, 1st officina, dated Indictional Year 11 (637/8)", which appears to be correct. They then assigned it to "Sear 764", which I believe is incorrect. I think it's Sear 766. There are so many minute & confusing die differences with this issue that they can be a real challenge to attribute. Am I correct on this one? I hope David Sear can jump in on this one. Any help would be appreciated.
    Heraclius Dated Solidus, obv..jpg Heraclius Dated Solidus, obv. (2).jpg Heraclius Dated Solidus, rev. (2).jpg
     
    Al Kowsky, Jan 29, 2019
    #1 + Quote Reply
    Johndakerftw, Bing, Andres2 and 3 others like this.
  2. Avatar

    Guest User Guest



    to hide this ad.
  3. Milesofwho

    Milesofwho Omnivorous collector

    I think you’re right.
     
    Milesofwho, Jan 29, 2019
    #2 + Quote Reply
  4. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    Milesofwho, Thanks for your input. This post didn't exactly get overwhelmed with opinions on my hypothesis did it :hilarious:? What happened to all the Byzantine coin collectors o_O? Maybe the post was just too boring to draw comments :bored:....
     
    Al Kowsky, Jan 30, 2019
    #3 + Quote Reply
    Milesofwho likes this.
  5. Milesofwho

    Milesofwho Omnivorous collector

    I don’t know the answer to that question.
     
    Milesofwho, Jan 30, 2019
    #4 + Quote Reply
  6. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    I cannot help with the attribution but that is one beautiful solidus.
     
    Orfew, Jan 30, 2019
    #5 + Quote Reply
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page