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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7514512, member: 84744"]None of our experts have chimed in, I see, so I'll offer my 2 cents. The coin most probably depicts Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine. I think there are two possibilities, 1) the Seleucia Isauriae mint, or 2) a Syrian imitation struck by the Sassanids, Pottier Class IV(2).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Seleucia Isauriae mint should have a mint signature something like SЄLISЧ, but I have certainly seem some wild ones, and a double or overstrike (quite common) could make these look like your coin. Here's an example (not mine):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298226[/ATTACH]</p><p>If there's any evidence of a large star above the M, this strikes me as the best bet.</p><p><br /></p><p>A secondary possibility: the Syrian imitations issued during the Sasanian occupation can vary quite widely, and could look like your coin. I'd suggest looking at Pottier's paper Le monnayage de la Syrie sous l'occupation Perse, available here: <a href="https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2010_num_6_166_2946" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2010_num_6_166_2946" rel="nofollow">https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2010_num_6_166_2946</a> .</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's mine, which is somewhat different (probably from what Pottier later called a "secondary mint" further east), and overstruck on an Anastasius follis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298227[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The weight of your coin is consistent with either possibility, but would be more common for the Seleucia mint. I hope those thoughts help with your research![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7514512, member: 84744"]None of our experts have chimed in, I see, so I'll offer my 2 cents. The coin most probably depicts Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine. I think there are two possibilities, 1) the Seleucia Isauriae mint, or 2) a Syrian imitation struck by the Sassanids, Pottier Class IV(2). The Seleucia Isauriae mint should have a mint signature something like SЄLISЧ, but I have certainly seem some wild ones, and a double or overstrike (quite common) could make these look like your coin. Here's an example (not mine): [ATTACH=full]1298226[/ATTACH] If there's any evidence of a large star above the M, this strikes me as the best bet. A secondary possibility: the Syrian imitations issued during the Sasanian occupation can vary quite widely, and could look like your coin. I'd suggest looking at Pottier's paper Le monnayage de la Syrie sous l'occupation Perse, available here: [URL]https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2010_num_6_166_2946[/URL] . Here's mine, which is somewhat different (probably from what Pottier later called a "secondary mint" further east), and overstruck on an Anastasius follis: [ATTACH=full]1298227[/ATTACH] The weight of your coin is consistent with either possibility, but would be more common for the Seleucia mint. I hope those thoughts help with your research![/QUOTE]
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