Interesting Sicilian Overstrike on Ravenna Mint Issue
CNG 88, Lot: 1643. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. Æ Follis (23mm, 5.32 g, 6h). Sicilian mint, most likely Catania. Overstruck 630-638. Countermark: SCL[s] below exergual line / Countermark: Crowned busts of [Heraclius] and Heraclius Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys; [cross between]. DOC -; Anastasi 65b; MIB KM 5.2; SB -. Countermark Near VF, Host coin VF, green patina. Overstruck on a follis of Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Martina from Ravenna (SB 915). An extremely rare overstruck type.