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Геракл із Мечем: Підхід до Часто Ігнорованої Візантійської Мідної Монети

Translated title Heraclius With a Sword Approach to an Often Over Looked Byzantine Copper Coin
Authors Manfred Schulze, Stephen J. Mansfield
Published in Український нумізматичний щорічник, Volume 8 (2024)
The Ukrainian Numismatic Annual
Pages 163-175 (13 pages)
Download https://doi.org/10.31470/2616-6275-2024-8-163-175
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L143162
 
Byzantium, Heraclius, Jerusalem, copper coins

Abstract

In 2001 a follis was published showing the Byzantine emperor Heraclius in military dress and additionally with a sword and his son Heraclius Constantine as usual in chlamys. The purpose of this article , the authors examine the question of whether this follis and its fractions should be regarded as variants of the well-known Class 5 coins (Heraclius in military dress but without a sword) or as a separate type. Scientific novelty . The sword coins – are they varieties of Class 5 or a new type? There has been no conclusive answer but the general opinion favours a straightforward variety. This view is questioned by the authors who examine the sword coins in their historical context. Conclusions. The sword coins are clearly a substantive new type that was produced for a specific occasion. Their issue in Thessalonica by the rarely observed officina Є could speak in favour of a kind of special coinage. The authors also address the question: where did the Class 5 and sword coins mainly circulate? Summarising the evidence: first, the statistical findings of the Israel Antiquities Authority point to Palestine; second, a number of sword coins show countermarks probably of Syrian origin; third, copper coins struck after the Arab conquest of the Syrian region (circa 636) show that the sword coins were often imitated. Keywords: Byzantium, Heraclius, Jerusalem, copper coins

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