Solidus (Coin) of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine
629-632
- Medium
- Gold
- Classification
- Coin
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
- Culture
- Byzantine Empire
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Roy Evan Barr
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine wearing crowns. On the back (reverse) a cross is shown atop three steps.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
