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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7839713, member: 96898"]Interesting coins and write-up, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't usually collect Byzantine, but this Heraclius came to me in a lot. I kept it since it was minted in Alexandria very shortly before Egypt was conquered by the Sasanian Empire in 617/618 AD.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348344[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Heraclius, Byzantine Empire, AE dodecanummium (12 Nummi), 613–618 AD, Alexandria mint. Obv: Heraclius, bearded, on l., and Heraclius Constantine, no beard, on r., busts facing, each wearing crown with cross, and chlamys; legend dd MM h hERAC (mostly off flan). Rev: large cross potent on two steps, I to left, B to right; in exergue, ΑΛΕΞ. 17mm, 4.59g. Ref: Sear Byzantine 853.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">And here is his antagonist, Khosrau/Husrav/Khusru II:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1348343[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Sasanian Empire, Khosrau II, AR drachm, 590–628 AD, Ram Hurmizd mint. Obv: cuirassed bust r., with winged crown, three stars within crescents around. Rev: fire altar with two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames. 31mm, 4.07g. Ref: Göbl 213 (?). Ex AMCC 1, lot 482 (their picture).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7839713, member: 96898"]Interesting coins and write-up, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! I don't usually collect Byzantine, but this Heraclius came to me in a lot. I kept it since it was minted in Alexandria very shortly before Egypt was conquered by the Sasanian Empire in 617/618 AD. [ATTACH=full]1348344[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Heraclius, Byzantine Empire, AE dodecanummium (12 Nummi), 613–618 AD, Alexandria mint. Obv: Heraclius, bearded, on l., and Heraclius Constantine, no beard, on r., busts facing, each wearing crown with cross, and chlamys; legend dd MM h hERAC (mostly off flan). Rev: large cross potent on two steps, I to left, B to right; in exergue, ΑΛΕΞ. 17mm, 4.59g. Ref: Sear Byzantine 853.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]And here is his antagonist, Khosrau/Husrav/Khusru II: [ATTACH=full]1348343[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sasanian Empire, Khosrau II, AR drachm, 590–628 AD, Ram Hurmizd mint. Obv: cuirassed bust r., with winged crown, three stars within crescents around. Rev: fire altar with two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames. 31mm, 4.07g. Ref: Göbl 213 (?). Ex AMCC 1, lot 482 (their picture).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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