AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

AN ANCIENT 7TH CENT GOLD HERACLIUS JERUSALEM MINT COIN

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $700 - $1,000

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A rare ancient Byzantine Heraclius gold solidus coin minted in Jerusalem, 626 to 630 AD, portraying, on the obverse, the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, on left, of broad appearance, and with a very short beard, and his son Heraclius Constantine, both crowned and wearing chlamys; cross between heads. On the reverse, there is a Greek cross potent on three steps with a mintmark below. Weight: 4.53 gr., 0.16 oz.

Dimensions: D: 7/8 in., (2.3 cm.)

Condition: VG.