Coin
31-50-400
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-50-400 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Byzantine |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN 270, monastery, Room H |
| Locus | C.N. 270, monastery, Room H |
| Period | Byzantine Period |
| Date Made | 539-630 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold |
| Iconography | Emperor | Cross |
| Description | Obverse: 2 bust facing. Reverse: Cross on 4 steps. Fitzgerald: “Constantinople Mint. Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (from c. 613-14 to 630 or later), d. 19 mm” |
| Thickness | 0.1 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931 |
| Other Number | 30-10-372 - Field No SF |
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