Heraclius   Sicilia   Imperium Byzantinum
Ηράκλειος   Σικελία   Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Follis / Φόλλις AE 42

SHH 3472

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

20.69 g   41.5-43.3 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF Countermark crowned draped and cuirassed bust of bearded Heraclius facing; monogramm to right; all within oval incuse, stamped on the emperor's face. Countermark SCLs with overbar within oval incuse, stamped below the M. Minted in Sicily 632-641 AD; countermarked with hinged dies on follis of Iustinianus I of Conastantinopolis (SB 163). Ex D. Alighieri Collection. BMC 370/383; Dumbarton Oaks II/1 241; Sear Byzantine 882