Experts in Coins & Medals

Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, 610-641. Follis (Bronze, 32 mm, 10.35 g, 6 h), overstruck on an earlier large size issue of Heraclius, Sicily, 629-630. Crowned and draped facing busts of, on the left, Heraclius, bearded, and, on the right, Heraclius Constantine, beardless; all within a circular incuse punch. Rev. SCLs, with abbreviation mark above; all within acircular incuse punch. Anastasi 65a. DOC 242. MIB, KM 5. SB 883. With very sharp countermarks and an attractive green patina. Countermark: extremely fine/Coin: very fine.

ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.67 g). Sea turtle seen from above. Rev. Large incuse square with skew patterm. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa. HGC 6, 450. Minor marks, otherwise, about very fine.