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Heraklonas, 4 July 638 - October 641 A.D.

Joint rule as junior emperor with Heraclius (his father) and Heraclius Constantine (his half-brother), 4 July 638 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Joint rule as junior emperor with Heraclius Constantine (his half-brother), 11 January - 20 April 641 A.D.
Sole rule 20 April 641 - September 641 A.D.
Joint rule as senior emperor with Constans II (his nephew), September - October 641 A.D.
Heraklonas was probably born at Lazica while his father was on campaign against Khosrau II of the Sassanid Empire. In 632, Heraclonas was designated Caesar and added to the coinage. He was probably the fourth son of Martina and Heraclius, but the first one born free of physical deformity and eligible for the throne. On 4 July 638, Heraklonas, then age 12, through the influence of his mother Martina, obtained the title of Augustus. The death of his father, followed only 100 days later by the death of his older half-brother, Heraclius Constantine, left Heraklonas as sole ruler. But the suspicion that he and Martina had murdered his older half-brother soon led to a revolt. Heraklonas was forced to accept his young nephew Constans II as co-ruler. Martina intended to balance this setback with the coronation of her younger son as another co-emperor, but this restarted the revolt. Heraklonas and his mother were mutilated (Martina's tongue and Heraklonas' nose were cut off) and they were banished to Rhodes. Heraklonas, then 15 years old, is presumed to have died later that year. Constans II, the son of Heraclius Constantine, became sole emperor.

Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.

|Heraclonas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||solidus|
In 638, Heraclius created a buffer zone or no man's land in the heartland of Asia Minor. In the mountainous terrain of Anatolia, the Byzantine forces used defensive guerrilla warfare, known as "shadowing warfare." They avoided battle with major Muslim invasions and instead attacked raiding parties on their return when laden with booty, captured livestock or prisoners.Arab Invasion of Anatolia and Armenia
SH70022. Gold solidus, DOC II-1 39g; Morrisson BnF 59; Hahn MIB 45; SBCV 764; Sommer 11.29; Wroth BMC -; Tolstoi -, gVF, graffiti and minor flan flaw on reverse, weight 4.415 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, 8th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 637 - 638(?); obverse Heraclius in center taller with mustache, long beard; standing with Heraclius Constantine on right, Heraclonas on left, sons beardless and equal height, all wear crown and chlamys, and hold globus cruciger in right; reverse VICTORIA AVGu H (victory of the Emperor, 8th officina), cross potent on three steps, Heraclian monogram left, A right, CONOB in exergue; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.

|Heraclius| |Constantine|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||solidus|
In 632, Heraclonas, Heraclius younger son, was designated Caesar and added to the coinage. Heraclonas was seven years old. The Heraclian monogram on the reverse replaces the more typical obverse inscription.
SH70051. Gold solidus, Wroth BMC 76; Tolstoi 410; DOC II-1 44f (no examples in the collection, refs Wroth); SBCV 770; Hahn MIB 53; Sommer 11.35; Morrisson BnF -, aEF, luster, tight flan, graffiti on obverse and reverse, weight 4.336 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 180o, 8th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 639(?) - 641; obverse Heraclius in center taller with mustache, long beard; standing with Heraclius Constantine on right, Heraclonas on left, sons beardless and equal height, all wear crown, chlamys and tablion ornamented with pellets, and hold globus cruciger in right; reverse VICTORIA AVGu H (victory of the Emperor, 8th officina), cross potent on three steps, Heraclian monogram left, E right, CONOB in exergue; SOLD







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