TYPE Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641 AD), bronze follis, Seleukia Isauriae mint, 11.4g, struck 616/7 AD
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, each holding gl. cr., blundered Latin legend around, small cross between them
Rev: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), christogram above, ANNO to left, mint mark SELISU and retrograde officina 'beta' below, regnal year 7 to right, uncertain (undercoin?) legend (ONI?) at 2 o'clock
REFERENCE: SB 844v, Be 574v
GRADING: AVF / VF+, olive green patina w/ orange earthen encrustation, rare
ORDER INFO: B2150, $235
A nice version of a rare type, here in an additionally interesting retrograde officina, which is unpublished in D. Oaks, Sear, Berk, Berk-England or Hunter.