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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. |
Dumbarton Oaks 25b, this type from the 3rd officina, is described with "perhaps Q after CON." DO notes this may indicate some connection to Thessalonica.BZ57488. Bronze follis, apparently unpublished variant, DOC II-1 125 var. (Θ after CON listed only for 2nd officina); SBCV 811, F, weight 5.071 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 195o, 1st officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 639 - 640 A.D.; obverse Heraclius (center) in military dress, long cross in left, long beard and mustache, Heraclius Constantine (left) and Heraclonas (right) in chlamys and holding globus cruciger, all wear crown with cross; reverse large M (40 nummi), Heraclius' monogram above, A/N/N/O left, X/X/X (year 30) right, A below (1st officina), CONΘ in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Overstruck on an older clipped flan as typical for the type. The obverse legend on this type is rarely this legible.BZ62086. Bronze follis, cf. DOC II-1 79b; Wroth BMC 127; Morrisson BM 22; Tolstoi 232; SBCV 805; Ratto -, aVF, overstruck, weight 8.106 g, maximum diameter 32.3 mm, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 613 - 614 A.D.; obverse dd NN hERAC hERA CONST PP (sic), Heraclius on left, Heraclius Constantine on right, each standing facing in chlamys holding globus cruciger in right, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi), Christogram (chi rho monogram) above, ANNO left, II/II (year 4) right, B (2nd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Heraclius' second wife, Martina, was also his niece, his sister's daughter. They had at least ten children, most of whom were sickly and least two suffered birth defects, which was seen at the time as punishment for the illegality of 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, instead 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 the Empress 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.BZ65908. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 100c, Wroth BMC 183, Tolstoi 339, Ratto 1648, Hahn MIB 162a, Sommer 11.56, SBCV 808, VF, weight 6.428 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 225o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 625 - 626 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/ς right (regnal year 16), Γ (3rd officina) below; SOLD
Cyzicus was one of the great cities of the ancient world. In 74 B.C. allied with Rome, it withstood a siege by 300,000 men led by King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Rome rewarded this loyalty with territory and with municipal independence which lasted until the reign of Tiberius. When it was incorporated into the Empire, Cyzicus was made the capital of Mysia, and afterward of Hellespontus. Gallienus opened an imperial mint at Cyzicus, which continued to strike coins well into the Byzantine era.BZ30157. Bronze follis, SBCV 840, DOC II-1 175a.4, F, rough, weight 10.924 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 613 A.D.; obverse dD NN hERACLIUS ET hRA CONST PP AV, Heraclius (on right) and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wears crown with cross and chlamys, each holds globus cruciger in right, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and III (regnal year 3), cross above, A below, KYZ (Kyzikos) in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Islamic, Arab Pseudo-Byzantine, Bilad al-Sham (Greater Syria), c. 658 - 680 A.D.
On the Byzantine original each figure holds a globus cruciger. These coins were struck in the early years of the Islamic caliphate to remedy a shortage of small change after the supply of new Byzantine copper had been cut off and before an organized system of Islamic mints had been fully established. BZ32725. Bronze follis, Goodwin type B (imitating Heraclius follis), gVF, attractive desert patina, weight 2.952 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 0o, obverse three standing figures, Heraclius largest crowned and bearded in center, Heraclius Constantine on right, Empress Martina on left, cross standing to left of each figure; reverse large M cross above, Heraclean monogram left, uncertain officina letter below, date right (off flan), KVZ in exergue (off flan); overstruck on a halved Byzantine follis (as typical for the type), black with red earthen fill; SOLD
Dumbarton Oaks notes the obverse legend on this type is never completely legible.BZ36622. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 79e; Wroth BMC 133; Morrisson BnF 10/Cp/AE/31; Tolstoi 234; Hahn MIB 160b; Sommer 11.53; SBCV 805; Ratto -, F, overstruck, weight 10.811 g, maximum diameter 30.9 mm, die axis 180o, 5th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 613 - 614 A.D.; obverse dd NN hERACLIuS Et hERA CONSt PP A, Heraclius on left, Heraclius Constantine on right, each in chlamys holding globus cruciger in right, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi), chi rho Christogram above, ANNO left, II/II (year 4) right, E (5th officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; nice black patina; SOLD
Islamic, Arab Pseudo-Byzantine, Bilad al-Sham (Greater Syria), c. 658 - 680 A.D.
IS36624. Bronze follis, Goodwin Type B (imitating Heraclius, Cyprus mint, SBCV 849; DOC II-1 185), F, weight 4.639 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 45o, obverse Heraclius (center), Heraclius Constantine (left) and Heraclonas (right), all standing facing, globus cruciger in right, wearing chlamys crown with cross,; reverse large M (40 nummi), monogram above, ANNO left, X/UI/II (year 18) right, Γ below (3th officina), KVΠP in exergue; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine, 23 January 613 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Heraclius offered peace to Khusro, presumably in 624, threatening otherwise to invade Persia, but Khusro rejected the offer. Heraclius marched into Persia with an army of probably less than 25,000 men, willingly abandoning any attempt to secure his rear or maintain lines of communication. Heraclius fought brilliantly and bravely repeatedly defeated the Persian forces. When the war ended in 628, Khusro had been murdered by his own men, the Byzantines regained all their lost territories, their captured soldiers, a war indemnity, and most importantly for them, the True Cross and other relics that were lost in Jerusalem in 614.BZ64050. Bronze decanummium, Anastasi 62; DOC II-1 257; Wroth BMC 410; SBCV 886; Hahn MIB 241, VF, pit (flan defect?) on reverse, weight 5.067 g, maximum diameter 10.0 mm, die axis 180o, Sicily, Catania mint, 625 - 626 A.D.; obverse facing busts of Heraclius on left, bearded, and Heraclius Constantine on right, beardless; both crowned, draped and cuirassed; cross between their heads; reverse large I (10 nummi), ANNO right, X/Σ (year 16) right, CAT in exergue; scarce; 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.BZ93526. Bronze 12 nummi, Morrisson BnF p. 293 and pl. XLVI, 10/A1/AE/04 (same legend); DOC II-1 189 var. (legend); Wroth 289 ff. var. (same); SBCV 853, VF, tight flan, earthen deposits, weight 4.176 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 180o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 613 - 618 A.D.; obverse dom - ERACLI, facing busts of Heraclius (on left, bearded) and his son Heraclius Constantine, each wears a crown with cross and chlamys; reverse large IB (12 nummi) divided by cross potent on two steps, AΛE
BZ27205. Bronze decanummium, DOC II-1 249; SBCV 885; Berk 605; Hahn 240, F, weight 4.365 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 180o, Sicily, Catania mint, 617 - 618 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, ΣII (year 8) right, CAT in exergue; SOLD
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