Heraclian

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Heraclius Gold Solidus

AD 610–641

Heraclius’s facing bust belongs to a reign that recovered the True Cross and then watched the old eastern order transform beyond recognition.

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Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine Gold Solidus

AD 613–641

Heraclius and his son appear together before a cross on steps, turning succession into a public promise during decades of war and religious change.

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Heraclius Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas Gold Solidus

AD 632–641

Three emperors stand as a carefully ordered dynasty while the reverse cross strips imperial legitimacy to its most enduring sacred emblem.

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Heraclius Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas Gold Solidus

AD 632–641

Heraclius and his two sons stand as a complete imperial household, while the cross reduces the empire’s hope of continuity to one monumental sign.

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Constans II Gold Solidus

AD 641–668

The mature bearded portrait of Constans II faces a cross potent, a severe image of sovereignty from an empire fighting for survival on several fronts.

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Constans II and Constantine IV Gold Solidus

AD 654–668

Constans II and Constantine IV share the field as father and heir, while the reverse preserves both the cross and the younger sons who complicated the…

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Constantine IV Gold Solidus

AD 668–685

Constantine IV’s military portrait is paired with a cross guarded by his brothers, preserving both victory and the unresolved tensions of imperial family rule.

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Justinian II First-Reign Gold Solidus

AD 685–695

Justinian II’s first-reign military portrait faces the traditional cross, an imperial image struck just before Byzantine gold underwent a radical sacred transformation.

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Justinian II First-Reign Christ-Type Gold Solidus

AD 685–695

Christ takes the place of highest authority, while Justinian II appears on the reverse holding the cross: a decisive reordering of Byzantine coin imagery.

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Justinian II Gold Solidus, Second Reign

AD 705–711

Restored after exile and mutilation, Justinian II places Christ the King opposite his own uncompromising portrait, turning a turbulent return into sacred authority.

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Justinian II Second-Reign Gold Tremissis

AD 705–711

A small gold tremissis from Justinian II’s restored reign carries the ruler’s returned authority in a denomination made for circulation beyond the ceremonial solidus.

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