Record ID: DUR-7D8726
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold coin, Early Medieval Byzantine, pierced, treasure This was examined by Barrie Cook who comments- I have examined a single coin reported found in the Bedale area. The coin is a gold histamenon trachy of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078), class IId and it weighs 4.17g, at the lower end of the range for examples of this coin. It was struck in Constantinople. The obverse of the coin depicts a bust of Christ, raising his hand in blessing and the reverse shows a bust of the emperor with his name and titles in Greek letters. Although the Byzantine gold coinage was fa…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-EBAF01
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold solidus of Heraclius, AD 610-641, mint of Constantinople, AD 613-6. Obv. [dd NN hERA]CLIUS ET hERA CONST P P AVG; Facing busts of Heraclius, wearing chlamys and flat crown with cross, and (smaller bust) Heraclius Constantine with chlamys and flat crown with cross. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGE; Cross Potent on base of three steps Mintmark: - N//CONOB (= pure gold of Constantinople) Reference: Dumbarton Oaks Vol II, Part 1, p. 248, nos 9a.1-3
Created on: Monday 2nd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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