Record ID: SUR-A720E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An extremely worn Byzantine follis (40 nummi) coin of Constans II (AD 641-668), dating to c. AD 662-8. Mint of Syracuse. W. Hahn Moneta Imperii Byzantini III, no. 210; Sear p. 223, no. 1110. Obv. Constans standing on left, holding long cross; Constantine IV standing on right, holding cross on globe Rev. Large M; above, monogram (see Sear p. 32, no. 35); below, SCL; to left, Heraclius standing holding cross on globe; to right, Tiberius standing, holding cross on globe.
Created on: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th September 2021
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Record ID: LON-E26C6E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Byzantine Copper alloy Follis of Anastasius, Justin I or Justinian I, Mint of Constantinople dating to AD 512-38 Obverse: [ ]; Unclear diademed bust right Reverse: Large M; above, cross; to left, star; to right, star; below, [?]; Mintmark: CON Dimensions: diameter: 34.33mm; weight: 16.75g
Created on: Friday 29th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: LON-B2F5CF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver drachm of Khosrow II (also known as Khusro II, Chosroes II or Khusraw Parvēz), Sasanian king in Iran, AD 590-628. Mint LAM= Ram Hormuz in southwestern Iran. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II facing right, Zoroastrian astrological symbols: stars and crescents around perimeter. Reverse: Holy fire-altar flanked by two attendants, monograms/ Zoroastrian astrological symbols. Similar drachms on the database are LVPL2174 and LEIC-BF6164. Gareth Williams pers com "It's not impossible that such a coin could have reached England in Viking hands. There was a Byzantine coin…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: SUR-8206C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A worn medieval Byzantine follis. Type: anonymous follis (4.44 gm), DOC III, p.702-4, Class K; Sear 1901 Dates: Pre-Reform type (second coinage), c.1087-1092, DOC IV p 212
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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