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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |Heraclean Dynasty| > |Heraclius| > BB55385
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine & Martina, c. 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius,| |Heraclius| |Constantine| |&| |Martina,| |c.| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.|, Heraclius' second wife, Martina, was also his niece, his sister's daughter. They had at least nine children, most of whom were sickly and least two suffered birth defects, which was seen at the time as punishment for the incestuous marriage. On his deathbed in 641, Heraclius left the empire to both his son from the first marriage, Heraclius Constantine (as Constantine III) and Heraklonas (as Heraclius II), granting them equal rank. Martina was to be honored as empress and mother of both of them. Three days later Martina announced the contents of Heraclius' will in a public ceremony in the Hippodrome of Constantinople before the Byzantine Senate and the crowds of Constantinople. This ceremony typically belonged to the succeeding Emperor, not to the Empress, but Heraclius Constantine and Heraklonas were both absent. Martina read the contents of the will and claimed the senior authority for herself. The crowd, however, acclaimed the names of the two Emperors and not her own. She was forced to return to the palace in defeat. When Heraclius Constantine died suddenly of tuberculosis only four months later, the common belief was that Martina poisoned her stepson to leave Heraklonas as sole ruler. Facing rebellion, Heraklonas named Constans II, son of the late Heraclius Constantine, a co-emperor. This, however, failed to ease the discontent and by the end of the month the Byzantine Senate deposed him. His nose was slit, Martina's tongue cut out and they were exiled to Rhodes. Constans II became sole emperor.
BB55385. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 101a; SBCV 808, F, 1st officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 6.910g, maximum diameter 24.2mm, die axis 225o, 626 - 627 A.D.; obverse Heraclius (center), Heraclius Constantine (right), Martina (left), all stand facing wearing crown and chlamys with globus cruciger in right, no legend; reverse large M (40 nummi), monogram left, ANNO over cross above, X/ΣI (regnal year 17) right, A (1st officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; SOLD










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