Medal - Emperor Heraclius I and the return of the true cross to Jerusalem

€449,445.00
LocationFrance
Year1400-1402
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality medals
CompositionPewter (White metal)
Weight
Diameter93 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeMichelet Saulmon
Reference(s) Kress#525 , Armand#II, 8.6#, Pollard#II, 598#
Obverse descriptionThe Byzantine Emperor, crowned bust right, twining his beard, resting on a waning moon, the rays of the sun above.
Obverse letteringSVPER TENEB(R)AS NOSTRAS MILITABOR IN GENTIBUS ILLVMINA VVLTVM TVVM
(Translation: Heraclius, [faithful] in Christ our Lord Cause Thy Face to Shine, O Lord Upon our darkness, I will make war upon the heathen)
Obverse scriptGreek, Latin
Reverse descriptionHeraclius seated in a carriage led by a squire and drawn by three horses right, returning the true cross to Jerusalem, four lamps hang above.
Reverse lettering+SUPER+ASPIdEM+ET+BAXILISCVM+AMBVLAVIT+ET+CONCVLCAVIT+LEONEM+ET+dRACONEM+
(Translation: He has trodden on the asp and basilisk and trampled on the lion and the dragon [from Psalm 90:13])
Reverse scriptGreek, Latin
Engraver
MintageND (1400-1402)  - -
Catalog ID1255029830
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