TYPE Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641 AD), bronze dodekanummium, Alexandria mint ("Khusro II type)"), 9.52g 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: VF+, brown-green patina, some rev. encrustation, thick flan ORDER INFO: B3050, $75 A much-discussed though relatively scarce type, generally believed to have been issued during the Persian occupation of Egypt (618-628 AD).