ANCIENT BYZANTINE COINS - HERACLIUS, HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE & HERACLONAS - CROSS-ON-STEPS GOLD SOLIDUS 610-641 AD, struck AD 638-639, Constantinople mint. Obv: Heraclius, crowned, with long moustache and long beard in centre, Heraclonas, of almost equal height, crowned, on left and Heraclius Constantine, of equal height, crowned, unbearded, on right, all wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe. Rev: VICTORIA AVGU legend and officina letter B, cross potent on three steps; PTh monogram in left field; I over B in right field; mintmark CONOB and lambda below. 4.32 grams. Very fine. Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Published See Wildwinds.com (this coin). Literature Sear 768; DOC 42. Footnotes Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors.
ANCIENT BYZANTINE COINS - HERACLIUS, HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE & HERACLONAS - CROSS-ON-STEPS GOLD SOLIDUS 610-641 AD, struck AD 638-639, Constantinople mint. Obv: Heraclius, crowned, with long moustache and long beard in centre, Heraclonas, of almost equal height, crowned, on left and Heraclius Constantine, of equal height, crowned, unbearded, on right, all wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe. Rev: VICTORIA AVGU legend and officina letter B, cross potent on three steps; PTh monogram in left field; I over B in right field; mintmark CONOB and lambda below. 4.32 grams. Very fine. Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Published See Wildwinds.com (this coin). Literature Sear 768; DOC 42. Footnotes Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors.
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