TYPE Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641 AD), bronze dodekanummium, Alexandria mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: Facing crowned bust (of Khusro II, king of Persia?), star and crescent in fields Rev: Denomination (IB=12) to sides of cross, Greek mintmark "ALEX" below REFERENCE: SB 855 GRADING: AF / AVF, flan flaw, dark brown patina w/ some earthen encrustation ORDER INFO: B2595, $40 A much-discussed though relatively scarce type, generally believed to have been issued during the Persian occupation of Egypt (618-628 AD).