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Justinian II Rhinotmetus, Second Reign (AD 705-711), and Tiberius. AV solidus (20mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, AD 706-711. d N IhS ChS RЄX-RЄGNANTIЧM, facing bust of youthful Christ Pantocrator, with slight beard and tight, curly hair, right hand raised in benediction, book of gospels cradled in left arm; cross behind / d N IЧSTINIAN-ЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS PP A, crowned facing half-length figures of Justinian II (on left), bearded, and Tiberius (on right), smaller and beardless, both wearing divitision and chlamys, jointly holding cross potent on two steps. Sear 1414. Delicately rendered figures with touches of toning on the obverse.
Justinian II's son Tiberius, pictured here on the right of the reverse, lived a short and tragic life. He was born in Khazaria (the northern area between the Black and Caspian Seas) to a local princess, Theodora, and Justinian. He was declared co-emperor by his father at the age of one. By the time he was five, he was present with his father at some official ceremonies, such as the reception for Pope Constantine in AD 710. A revolt against his despotic father materialized in AD 711, and little Tiberius was taken by his grandmother Anastasia to a church for sanctuary. However, the new emperor Bardanes knew that as the last member of the dynasty of Heraclius, he might still pose a threat. Agents sent by Bardanes mercilessly dragged the six-year old Tiberius from the church and his grandmother's arms, murdering him outside. Fate did not forgive Bardanes for this horrific act, as he himself was deposed, blinded, and mutilated only two years later.
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Justinian II Rhinotmetus, Second Reign (AD 705-711), and Tiberius. AV solidus (20mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, AD 706-711. d N IhS ChS RЄX-RЄGNANTIЧM, facing bust of youthful Christ Pantocrator, with slight beard and tight, curly hair, right hand raised in benediction, book of gospels cradled in left arm; cross behind / d N IЧSTINIAN-ЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS PP A, crowned facing half-length figures of Justinian II (on left), bearded, and Tiberius (on right), smaller and beardless, both wearing divitision and chlamys, jointly holding cross potent on two steps. Sear 1414. Delicately rendered figures with touches of toning on the obverse.
Justinian II's son Tiberius, pictured here on the right of the reverse, lived a short and tragic life. He was born in Khazaria (the northern area between the Black and Caspian Seas) to a local princess, Theodora, and Justinian. He was declared co-emperor by his father at the age of one. By the time he was five, he was present with his father at some official ceremonies, such as the reception for Pope Constantine in AD 710. A revolt against his despotic father materialized in AD 711, and little Tiberius was taken by his grandmother Anastasia to a church for sanctuary. However, the new emperor Bardanes knew that as the last member of the dynasty of Heraclius, he might still pose a threat. Agents sent by Bardanes mercilessly dragged the six-year old Tiberius from the church and his grandmother's arms, murdering him outside. Fate did not forgive Bardanes for this horrific act, as he himself was deposed, blinded, and mutilated only two years later.
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HID02906262019
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