ANCIENT BYZANTINE COINS - HERACLIUS & HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE - CROSS-ON-STEPS GOLD SOLIDUS 610-641 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: dd NN hERACLIUS ET hERA CONST PP A legend with facing busts of Heraclius, with short beard, and Heraclius Constantine, beardless, both wearing chlamys and elaborate crown with cross; cross above between their heads. Rev: VICTORIA AVGU legend and officina letter theta, cross potent on three steps; mintmark CONOB below. 4.44 grams. Near as struck; a little off centre. Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with ticket. Literature Sear 734; DOC II 8i; MIB III 8a. 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 - CROSS-ON-STEPS GOLD SOLIDUS 610-641 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: dd NN hERACLIUS ET hERA CONST PP A legend with facing busts of Heraclius, with short beard, and Heraclius Constantine, beardless, both wearing chlamys and elaborate crown with cross; cross above between their heads. Rev: VICTORIA AVGU legend and officina letter theta, cross potent on three steps; mintmark CONOB below. 4.44 grams. Near as struck; a little off centre. Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with ticket. Literature Sear 734; DOC II 8i; MIB III 8a. 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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