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Price : 1 500.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 1 500.00 €
Type : Solidus
Date: 610-613
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 10e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait d’Héraclius du début du règne. Joli revers avec une petite faiblesse de frappe sur la légende
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : D N HERAL-IYS PP AC.
Obverse description : Buste casqué, couronné et cuirassé d'Héraclius de face, barbu, tenant le globe crucigère de la main droite avec pendilia.
Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Heraclius Perpetuus Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Héraclius perpétuel auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VICTORIA - AVGYI/ -|N// CONOB.
Reverse description : Croix potencée posée sur deux degrés.
Reverse translation : “Victoria Augusti”, (la Victoire de l’auguste).
Commentary
Exemplaire de très joli style. Les pendilia sont directement suspendues à la couronne. Diadème perlé surmonté d’un bijou gemmé et couronné. Semble de la plus grande rareté pour le type. En effet, la croix potencée est posée sur deux degrés seulement au lieu de trois normalement et la croix est cantonnée d’un N dans le champ. Seule la dixième officine est recensée avec cette variante.
A very pretty example. The pendilia are suspended directly from the crown. Pearl diadem topped with a gem-studded and crowned jewel. Seems to be extremely rare for this type. Indeed, the potent cross is placed on only two steps instead of the normal three, and the cross is flanked by an N in the field. Only the tenth officina is recorded with this variant.
A very pretty example. The pendilia are suspended directly from the crown. Pearl diadem topped with a gem-studded and crowned jewel. Seems to be extremely rare for this type. Indeed, the potent cross is placed on only two steps instead of the normal three, and the cross is flanked by an N in the field. Only the tenth officina is recorded with this variant.
Historical background
HERACLIUS
(5/10/610-11/01/641)
Heraclius alone
Heraclius had been prefect of Africa since the reign of Maurice-Tibère. With his son, also named Heraclius, he revolted against the tyranny of Phocas. The sedition broke out in the summer of 608 and quickly the Heracliids controlled Carthage and Alexandria as well as Cyprus. On October 4, 610, Heraclius landed in Constantinople, overthrew Phocas and had him put to death. The reign of Heraclius began badly. The Sassanids occupied Asia Minor and in particular Jerusalem. From 622, Heraclius resumed the offensive and Jerusalem became Christian again in 628. Heraclius recovered the true cross, symbol of the new type of solidus. He married Martine, his niece, in second marriage. She was the mother of Heraclonas, born in 626, created Caesar in 630, associated with the throne in 638. After the death of Heraclius, on January 11, 641, Heraclius Constantine in turn disappeared on April 20, 641. This is the son of Martine, Heraclonas, who ascended the throne. As early as September, Heraclonas was obliged to crown his nephew Constans as co-emperor. He was deposed in October, mutilated and exiled with his mother to Rhodes.
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