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| OBV | DN ERACLIO PP AV, unbearded, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe | | REV | Large X-dot-X, star to left, cross above, Epsilon to right | The obverse usually had the emperor with bust facing or sitting, often holding a cross or other religious object(s), even parts of the scriptures
The reverse had a large letter indicating the coin denomination according to numerology (M or mu = 40, K or kappa, or XX = 20, I or iota = 10, and E or epsilon = 5)
These coins were minted in the ancient city of Carthage, the center of the Carthaginian Empire in antiquity
Heraclius, AE "large XX" half-follis (18-20 mm, 6.34 gm)
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