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Philippicus (Bardanes) (AD 711-713). AV solidus (20mm, 4.41 gm, 5h). NGC MS 4/5 - 2/5, graffiti. Constantinople, 5th officina. d N FILЄPCЧS-MЧL-TЧS AN, bust of Philippicus facing, wearing crown and loros, globus cruciger in right hand, scepter surmounted by eagle and star in left / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Є, cross potent set upon three steps; CONOB below. Sear 1447.
Ex Künker, Auction 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1491; Ex Künker, Auction 112 (20 June 2006), lot 1049
Part of a debilitating string of short-lived rulers, Bardanes was a general of Armenian origins who was proclaimed Emperor upon the final overthrow of Justinian II. Almost immediately, he alienated the clergy and populace by reviving the Monothelete heresy (proposing that Christ had a single, divine nature and will) which had supposedly been stamped out decades previously. He was also unsuccessful in stopping Arab and Bulgarian advances, prompting the Byzantine army to depose and blind him after 18 months of ineffective rule. He was replaced by the finance minister Artemius, who reigned as Anastasius II. This extraordinary piece shows the unusually fine artistry employed on the coinage for so ephemeral a reign, showing the emperor holding two symbols of office dating back to Roman times: the globus cruciger and scipio aquila, a scepter topped by an eagle.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Philippicus (Bardanes) (AD 711-713). AV solidus (20mm, 4.41 gm, 5h). NGC MS 4/5 - 2/5, graffiti. Constantinople, 5th officina. d N FILЄPCЧS-MЧL-TЧS AN, bust of Philippicus facing, wearing crown and loros, globus cruciger in right hand, scepter surmounted by eagle and star in left / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Є, cross potent set upon three steps; CONOB below. Sear 1447.
Ex Künker, Auction 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1491; Ex Künker, Auction 112 (20 June 2006), lot 1049
Part of a debilitating string of short-lived rulers, Bardanes was a general of Armenian origins who was proclaimed Emperor upon the final overthrow of Justinian II. Almost immediately, he alienated the clergy and populace by reviving the Monothelete heresy (proposing that Christ had a single, divine nature and will) which had supposedly been stamped out decades previously. He was also unsuccessful in stopping Arab and Bulgarian advances, prompting the Byzantine army to depose and blind him after 18 months of ineffective rule. He was replaced by the finance minister Artemius, who reigned as Anastasius II. This extraordinary piece shows the unusually fine artistry employed on the coinage for so ephemeral a reign, showing the emperor holding two symbols of office dating back to Roman times: the globus cruciger and scipio aquila, a scepter topped by an eagle.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-philippicus-bardanes-ad-711-713-av-solidus-20mm-441-gm-5h-ngc-ms-4-5-2-5-graffiti/a/3085-31162.s?type=CoinArchives3085
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD