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Up for auction is a Byzantine Follis coin of Heraclius from 610-641 AD
ID#790e (UK)
MINT: Constantinople
OBVERSE; dd NN hERACLIUS ET hERA CONST PP A
- Heraclius & Constantine stand facing, holding globus cruciger, cross between their head.
REVERSE; ANNO
- Large M with cross above.
Reference: SBV 805
Heraclius
610-641
Heraclius saved the Empire from utter destruction by the Persians and laid the foundations of the Medieval Byzantine State. Unfortunately, he lived to witness the beginnings of the Arab onslaught which would undo much of his work.