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Revolt of the Heraclii (AD 608-610). AV solidus (20mm, 4.40 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Uncertain military mint in the East. Dated Indictional Year 11 (summer AD 608). o N ЄRACLIO CONSVLI BA, facing busts of Heraclius and the exarch Heraclius, wearing slight beard and consular robes; cross between / VICTORIA-CONSAB IA (date), cross potent with base on four steps; COИOB below. Sear 719 (Alexandria). DOC 11 (Alexandria). Nicely centered on lustrous flan.
Ex Sincona, Auction 3 (25 October 2011), lot 3201; Harlan Berk, Auction (September 1998); lot 27; Sternberg, Auction 18 (1987), lot 981
The exarch of Carthage, Heraclius the Elder, together with his son, Heraclius the Younger, rebelled in AD 608 against the Byzantine emperor Phocas. Niketas, Heraclius's nephew, colluded with the rebel forces to seize Egypt. Heraclius the Younger moved from Carthage to Sicily, then to Cyprus to launch his successful attack on Constantinople in AD 610 to become emperor himself and execute the unpopular Phocas.
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Revolt of the Heraclii (AD 608-610). AV solidus (20mm, 4.40 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Uncertain military mint in the East. Dated Indictional Year 11 (summer AD 608). o N ЄRACLIO CONSVLI BA, facing busts of Heraclius and the exarch Heraclius, wearing slight beard and consular robes; cross between / VICTORIA-CONSAB IA (date), cross potent with base on four steps; COИOB below. Sear 719 (Alexandria). DOC 11 (Alexandria). Nicely centered on lustrous flan.
Ex Sincona, Auction 3 (25 October 2011), lot 3201; Harlan Berk, Auction (September 1998); lot 27; Sternberg, Auction 18 (1987), lot 981
The exarch of Carthage, Heraclius the Elder, together with his son, Heraclius the Younger, rebelled in AD 608 against the Byzantine emperor Phocas. Niketas, Heraclius's nephew, colluded with the rebel forces to seize Egypt. Heraclius the Younger moved from Carthage to Sicily, then to Cyprus to launch his successful attack on Constantinople in AD 610 to become emperor himself and execute the unpopular Phocas.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-revolt-of-the-heraclii-ad-608-610-av-solidus-20mm-440-gm-7h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3094-33118.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD