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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Byzantine Coins| ▸ |Heraclean Dynasty| ▸ |Heraclius||View Options:   | | | Joint rule with Heraclius Constantine (his son), 23 January 613 - 3 July 638 A.D. |
"KARTHAGO (Carthage, Tunisia - 36°54'N, 10°16'E), on a peninsula in the Bay of Tunis, was founded as a Tyrian colony about 800 BC. It rivaled Rome by the third century BC, but after three Punic Wars in the period from 264 BC until 146 BC it was finally destroyed by Rome. Rome re-colonized it about 42 BC and it grew to become the second largest western city by the third century. Maximian opened a mint there in 296, but it was moved to Ostia in 307. The usurper Alexander struck his coins there from 308 to 311. The city was lost to the Vandals in 439, recovered in 533, and finally lost to the Muslims in 697." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom SchroerBZ47164. Bronze decanummium, SBCV 877, DOC II 237 (not in the collection refs Wroth and Tolstoi); Wroth BMC 364; Tolstoi 87; Hahn MIB 237c; Sommer 11.110; Morrisson BnF -; Ratto -, VF, weight 2.489 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, die axis 90o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, obverse D N ERACLIO PP AV, bust of Heraclius facing, beardless, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with pendilia and cross; reverse large X between N and M (10 nummi), cross above, star below, no pellets above or below N and M; rare variant without pellets; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
In September 629, Jerusalem was reconquered by the Byzantines from the Persian Empire. On 21 March 630, Heraclius returned the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. Heraclius issued a decree that all Jews must become Christian; a massacre followed around Jerusalem and in Galilee, some survivors fled to the Daraa area.BZ36627. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 105a; Morrisson BnF 10/Cp/AE/57; Wroth BMC 145; Tolstoi 242; Ratto 1406; Hahn MIB 164b; Sommer 11.58; SBCV 810, VF, weight 11.938 g, maximum diameter 32.8 mm, die axis 225o, 1st officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 629 - 630 A.D.; obverse Heraclius (on left) in military dress holding long cross, Heraclius Constantine (on right) in chlamys holding globus cruciger, cross above, K right; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross over C above, ANNO left, X/X (year 20) right, A (1st officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; large flan, intersting style; SOLD
BZ06200. Bronze decanummium, DOC II-1 251; Berk 605; Hahn 240, Choice VF, weight 4.32 g, maximum diameter 13.8 mm, die axis 180o, Sicily, Catania mint, 619 - 620 A.D.; obverse D N HERACLIVS P P AVG, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing with short beard holding globus cruciger in right; reverse large I (10 nummi), ANNO right, X (year 10) right, CAT in exergue; from the Woolslayer Collection, ex Harlan J. Berk; SOLD
BZ15449. Bronze follis, SBCV 805, gF, weight 11.581 g, maximum diameter 33.5 mm, die axis 45o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse dd NN hERACLIuS Et hERA CONSt PP A, Heraclius (left) and Heraclius Constantine, each in chlamys, globus cruciger in right, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and regnal year, cross or Chi Rho above, officina Δ below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue.; overstruck on follis of Focas - part of legend readable at upper left.; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
The Byzantine-Sassanid War ended with a Byzantine victory in 628, but the war, after a century of nearly continuous conflict, left both empires crippled. The Persians suffering economic decline, heavy taxation, religious unrest, dynastic turmoil and other social problems, plunged into civil war. The Byzantines had exhausted their treasure, the Balkans had been largely lost to the Slavs, and Anatolia was devastated. Neither empire was given any chance to recover, as within a few years they were struck by the onslaught of the Arabs, newly united by Islam. The Sassanid Empire would soon be completely destroyed. The Muslim conquest of Syria, Egypt and North Africa, would reduce the Byzantine Empire to a territorial rump consisting of Anatolia and a scatter of islands and footholds in the Balkans and Italy.BZ37092. Bronze 12 nummi, DOC II-1, 193; Wroth BMC 287; Morrisson BnF 52; Tolstoi 306; Ratto 1443; Hahn MIB 203; Sommer 11.94; SBCV 857, VF, flat strike, weight 7.609 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 225o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 625 - 629 A.D.; obverse facing busts of Heraclius, with a short beard, and his son Heraclius Constantine, each wears a chlamys and a crown with a cross and pendilia, cross potent on steps between them; reverse large IB (12 nummi) divided by cross potent on globe on triangular base, AΛΕΞ (Alexandria) in exergue; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
The weight, diameter, thickness, and fabric of these Alexandrian 12 nummi coins is remarkably similar to that of the Alexandrian billon tetradrachms struck under Rome in the late third and early fourth centuries.BZ39440. Bronze 12 nummi, DOC II-1 189; Wroth BMC 289, Tolstoi 308; Ratto 1445; Morrisson BnF 10/A1/AE/01; Hahn MIB 200a; SBCV 853; Sommer 11.91, VF, weight 5.388 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 225o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, c. 613 - 618 A.D.; obverse dd NN h hERAC (blundered), facing busts of Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine; reverse large IB (12 nummi) divided by cross potent on two steps, AΛE
In 618, a Persian expeditionary force under Shahrbaraz invaded Egypt and after defeating the Byzantine garrisons in the Nile Valley, occupied the province, marched across the Libyan Desert as far as Cyrene and besieged Alexandria. The defence of the city was led by Nicetas, a cousin of emperor Heraclius. Alexandria fell to the Persians in 619. Nicetas and the Chalcedonian patriarch, John V, fled to Cyprus.BZ93529. Bronze six nummi, DOC II-1 198, Wroth BMC 309, Morrisson BnF 10/Al/AE/69, Ratto 1326, Tolstoi 118, Hahn MIB 210, Sommer 11.98, SBCV 862, aVF, double struck reverse, thick olive green patina, weight 3.011 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 180o, Alexandria mint, 613 - 618 A.D.; obverse dd m hERACLS (or similar, blundered), cross potent on two steps; reverse large S (six nummi); from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
BZ36634. Bronze three-quarter follis, DOC II-1 117c.3; Hahn MIB III 168a, SBCV 812, Wroth -, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, F, overstruck, rough, weight 5.068 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 195o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 629 - 630 A.D.; obverse Heraclius (on left) in military dress holding long cross, Heraclius Constantine (on right) in chlamys holding globus cruciger, cross above between heads, Heraclius monogram left, K (Konstantine) right; reverse large Λ (30 nummi), ANNO left, XX (year 20) right, Γ (3rd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D., Countermarked in Sicily
Heraclius came to power through revolt against Phocas. He defeated the Sassanids, but this only facilitated the Arab conquests. The Byzantines lost Syria and Palestine before Heraclius died and Egypt fell soon after. Heraclius Constantine was made joint emperor at 8 months old. He was in poor health when his father died and lived only about 100 days as senior emperor.BZ65617. Bronze follis, Anastasi 65a, DOC II 242, SBCV 883; Sicilian countermarks applied on Heraclius follis, Constantinople, year 21, 630 A.D. (DOC II 106a, SBCV 810), VF, obscure due to undertype effects and the crude nature of the type, weight 10.057 g, maximum diameter 28.6 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Sicilian mint, 630 - 638 A.D.; obverse SCL within oval punch, over lower part undertype: standing figures on original coin; reverse facing crowned and draped busts of Heraclius (on left) and Heraclius Constantine, cross between their heads all within oval punch; over undertype: large M (40 nummi), ANNO left, XXI right, A (1st officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Constans II with Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius (his sons), 2 June 659 - 15 July 668 A.D.
In 660, Constans II, paranoid about the ambitions of his younger brother, Theodosius, had him murdered. Hated by the citizens of Constantinople, Constans decided to move the capital to Syracuse, Sicily. Although the date is mostly off the flan, the I left can only be year 19 (IT). Curiously, this type sometimes includes the officina number on both the obverse and reverse and the numbers do not always match.BZ93531. Bronze follis, DOC II-2 86d, Morrisson BnF 13/Cp/AE/29, Wroth BMC 199, Tolstoi 349, Hahn MIB III 175, Sommer 12.55, SBCV 1011, Ratto -, aVF/F, ragged tight flan, weak reverse strike, marks, light deposits, weight 4.432 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 659 - 665 A.D.; obverse Constans standing facing, with long beard, wearing helmet, long cross in right, left hand on hip, I/Θ (year 19) in left field, cross above M (40 nummi) over officina letter (off flan) in right field; reverse Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each wearing crown with cross and chlamys, each holding globus cruciger in right hand; from the Errett Bishop Collection; scarce; SOLD
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