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Heraclius, 5 October 610 - 11 January 641 A.D.

Joint rule with Heraclius Constantine (his son), 23 January 613 - 3 July 638 A.D.
Joint rule with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas (his sons), 4 July 638 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Heraclius came to power in 610 following a successful revolt in North Africa against the tyrannical rule of the Emperor Focas. His son Heraclius Constantine was elevated to joint rule in 613 A.D. Heraclius' most spectacular military achievement was the total defeat of Rome's old enemy on the eastern frontier, the Sassanid Persians. Unfortunately, this only facilitated the Arab conquest of Persia and the eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines lost Syria and Palestine before Heraclius died in early 641 A.D. and Egypt fell to the Arabs soon after.

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
BZ36629. Bronze follis, SBCV 810; DOC II-1 112 var. (P+h monogram, 3rd officina not listed), VF, overstruck, weight 6.069 g, maximum diameter 29.6 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 634 - 635 A.D.; obverse Heraclius (on left) in military dress holding long cross, Heraclius Constantine (on right) in chlamys holding globus cruciger; reverse large M (40 nummi), monogram above, ANNO left, X/X/U (year 25) right, Γ (3rd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; SOLD


|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius,| |5| |October| |610| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||half| |follis|
Heraclius came to power through revolt against the tyrannical Focas. He defeated the Sassanid Persians, but this only facilitated Arab conquest of Persia and the eastern Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines lost Syria and Palestine before Heraclius died and Egypt fell soon after.
BB36947. Bronze half follis, SBCV 813, Fair, weight 5.056 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 165o, 4th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 614 - 615 A.D.; obverse D N hRACLI PERP AVG (or similar), facing, bearded and crowned bust of Heraclius, globus cruciger in right; reverse large K (20 nummi), A/N/N/O left, I (regnal year 1) right, Δ (4th officina) below; SOLD


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

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
BZ49317. Bronze follis, Anastasi 66c, DOC II 243, SBCV 884; undertype: DOC II 109b, SBCV 810 (Heraclius, follis, Constantinople mint, year 23, 2nd officina, 632 - 633 A.D.), gVF, weight 6.223 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 630 - 637 A.D.; obverse Facing busts of long-bearded Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine, wearing short beard, cross above, all within large round countermark; undertype: Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing; reverse Heraclian monogram and SCs within large round countermark; undertype: large M (40 nummi), monogram above, ANNO left, X/X/III right, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; SOLD


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

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
The undertype is dated year 26, 635 - 636 A.D., near the end of the 630 - 637 date range assigned to this countermark. DOC II 243.4 is described as possibly dated year 25 or 26 but because it has a cross instead of the monogram above the M, the date may be from an even earlier undertype. The latest undertype known to Anastasi is dated year 25.
BZ49316. Bronze follis, DOC II 243.4, Anastasi 66 var., SBCV 884; undertype: DOC II 109b, SBCV 810 (Heraclius, follis, Constantinople mint, year 26, 635 - 636 A.D.), VF, weight 5.267 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 636 - 637 A.D.; obverse Facing busts of long-bearded Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine, wearing short beard, cross above, all within large round countermark; undertype: Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing; reverse Heraclian monogram and SCs within large round countermark; undertype: large M (40 nummi), monogram above, ANNO left, X/X/Σ (regnal year 26) right, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; rare with this undertype; SOLD


|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
Dumbarton Oaks describes the XX arranged vertically, but both the plate coin and this example are arranged horizontally.
BB07780. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 118c; Wroth BMC 208; Tolstoi 287; Hahn MIB 171a; Sommer 11.65; SBCV 815; Ratto -; Morrisson BnF -, VF, weight 4.71 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 629 - 630 A.D.; obverse no legend, Heraclius in military dress holding long cross on left, Heraclius Constantine in chlamys holding long cross on right, cross between their heads; reverse large K (20 nummi), cross above, ANNO left, XX right (regnal year 20), Γ below (3nd officina); much of the design is obscure due to undertype feature effects; SOLD


|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
This reverse with ANNO above M is unique to Heraclius.
BB57491. Bronze follis, SBCV 808; cf. DOC II-1 99 (monogram variation, officina A not listed for year 15), aVF, weight 6.453 g, maximum diameter 25.12 mm, die axis 215o, 1st officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 624 - 625 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/Y/I (year 15) right, A below (1st officina), CON (Constantinople) in exergue; SOLD


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

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
In 614, a Sassanid Persian and Jewish army (26,000 men) led by by Shahrbaraz captured and sacked Jerusalem after a 20-day siege. Somewhere between 57,000 and 66,500 citizens were slain; another 35,000 were enslaved, including the Patriarch Zacharias. Many churches in the city (including the "Church of the Resurrection" or Holy Sepulchre) were burned, and numerous relics, including the True Cross, the Holy Lance, and the Holy Sponge, were carried off to the Persian capital Ctesiphon.
BZ11872. Bronze follis, DOC II-1 159b.4 (same dies); Morrisson BnF 10/Ni/AE/07; Wroth BMC 242; Tolstoi 270; Ratto 1436; Hahn MIB 175a; SBCV 834; Sommer 11.73, gF, nice green patina, weight 9.719 g, maximum diameter 32.44 mm, die axis 225o, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 613 - 614 A.D.; obverse ]wE - ThElACONS (blundered legend), Heraclius on left, Heraclius Constantine on right, both stand wearing crown and chlamys with globus cruciger in right hand, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and II/II (regnal year 4), cross above, B (2nd officina) below, NIK (Nicomedia) in exergue; SOLD


|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius,| |5| |October| |610| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||follis|
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.
BB33988. Bronze follis, DOC II, pt 1, 91 var. (date arrangement); SBCV 806, aF, weight 7.177 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 618 - 619 A.D.; obverse No legend, Heraclius (in center), Heraclius Constantine (on right), and Empress Martina all stand facing with globus cruciger in right, crosses between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and GI/II (regnal year 9), cross above, B (2nd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; nice green patina; SOLD


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

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius| |&| |Heraclius| |Constantine,| |23| |January| |613| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.,| |Overstruck| |on| |Focas||follis|
Heraclius came to power in 610 following a successful revolt in North Africa against the tyrannical rule of the Emperor Focas. His son Heraclius Constantine was elevated to joint rule in 613 A.D. Heraclius' most spectacular military achievement was the total defeat of Rome's old enemy on the eastern frontier, the Sassanid Persians. Unfortunately, this only facilitated the Arab conquest of Persia and the eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines lost Syria and Palestine before Heraclius died in early 641 A.D. and Egypt fell to the Arabs soon after.
BZ91698. Bronze follis, SBCV 805; DOC II-1 76 - 83; Hahn MIB 160b, Sommer 11.53; undertype: Focas, follis, Constantinople, 604 - 610 A.D., SBCV 640, VF, overstruck with strong undertype effects, holed, weight 10.091 g, maximum diameter 30.9 mm, die axis 0o, 5th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 613 - 616 A.D.; obverse [dd NN hERACLIuS Et hER]A CON[St PP A], Heraclius on left, Heraclius Constantine on right, both in chlamys holding globus cruciger in right, cross between heads; undertype: O N FOCA..., crowned facing bust, mappa in right, cross in left; reverse large M (40 nummi), Christogram above, ANNO left, uncertain year right (years 3 - 5, obscured by undertype effects), A (1st officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; undertype: large XXXX, ANNO above, uncertain year (years 2 - 8) right, CON[...] in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD


|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius,| |5| |October| |610| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||decanummium|
BB81115. Bronze decanummium, SBCV 885, F, weight 3.390 g, maximum diameter 14.5 mm, die axis 180o, Sicily, Catania mint, 614 - 615 A.D.; obverse D N HERACLIVS P P AVG or similar, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing with short beard holding globus cruciger in right; reverse large I (mark of value) between ANNO and regnal year V, CAT in exergue; scarce; SOLD




    




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