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47 - Solidus Coin, Heraclius, Byzantine Empire, 637–638 AD, gold, golden ploughshare, Obverse legend: Anepigraphic Obverse description: Three imperial figures, depicted frontally and standing side by side. The larger central figure represents Emperor Heraclius, with a long beard, flanked by his two sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. All wear a chlamys and a crown topped with a cross, and hold a globus cruciger in their right hands. The outer linear border is partially missing due to a slightly off-center strike. Ancient graffiti in the left field. Reverse legend: VICTORIA – AVҀЧE / CONOB Reverse description: At the center, a potent cross with arms ornamented by transverse linear terminals, set on a three-stepped base. This coin is a remarkable historical and numismatic document, illustrating Byzantine politics and economy during the reign of Heraclius, who associated his two sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, with the throne, thereby marking and formalizing a series of important dynastic decisions—a practice later adopted by other Byzantine emperors. The coin has significant documentary value both for Byzantine monetary history and for the study of mechanisms of legitimizing power, dynastic policies, and the political and religious transformations of the seventh century, d=19.32 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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Solidus Coin, Heraclius, Byzantine Empire, 637–638 AD, gold, golden ploughshare, Obverse legend: Anepigraphic Obverse description: Three imperial figures, depicted frontally and standing side by side. The larger central figure represents Emperor Heraclius, with a long beard, flanked by his two sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. All wear a chlamys and a crown topped with a cross, and hold a globus cruciger in their right hands. The outer linear border is partially missing due to a slightly off-center strike. Ancient graffiti in the left field. Reverse legend: VICTORIA – AVҀЧE / CONOB Reverse description: At the center, a potent cross with arms ornamented by transverse linear terminals, set on a three-stepped base. This coin is a remarkable historical and numismatic document, illustrating Byzantine politics and economy during the reign of Heraclius, who associated his two sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, with the throne, thereby marking and formalizing a series of important dynastic decisions—a practice later adopted by other Byzantine emperors. The coin has significant documentary value both for Byzantine monetary history and for the study of mechanisms of legitimizing power, dynastic policies, and the political and religious transformations of the seventh century, d=19.32 mm, This lot is being classified by the Romanian Ministry of Heritage.
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