Lot 464
464
Solidus, Carthage, indiction 13 (609-610), DN HERAC CONSV IS, FACING BUSTS OF HERACLIUS, BEARDLESS, ON LEFT, AND HIS FATHER THE EXARCH, BEARDED, ON RIGHT, BOTH BARE-HEADED AND WEARING CONSULAR ROBES, CROSS BETWEEN HEADS, REV. VICTORIA CONSV IS, CROSS POTENT ON THREE STEPS, CONOB in exergue (MIB 1; S.710; Lacam pl.XXXI-A, 2 [this coin]; Tolstoi 191 [same obverse die]), small scratch in reverse field, very fine/good very fine, extremely rare
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Solidus, Carthage, indiction 13 (609-610), DN HERAC CONSV IS, FACING BUSTS OF HERACLIUS, BEARDLESS, ON LEFT, AND HIS FATHER THE EXARCH, BEARDED, ON RIGHT, BOTH BARE-HEADED AND WEARING CONSULAR ROBES, CROSS BETWEEN HEADS, REV. VICTORIA CONSV IS, CROSS POTENT ON THREE STEPS, CONOB in exergue (MIB 1; S.710; Lacam pl.XXXI-A, 2 [this coin]; Tolstoi 191 [same obverse die]), small scratch in reverse field, very fine/good very fine, extremely rare

Details
Solidus, Carthage, indiction 13 (609-610), DN HERAC CONSV IS, FACING BUSTS OF HERACLIUS, BEARDLESS, ON LEFT, AND HIS FATHER THE EXARCH, BEARDED, ON RIGHT, BOTH BARE-HEADED AND WEARING CONSULAR ROBES, CROSS BETWEEN HEADS, REV. VICTORIA CONSV IS, CROSS POTENT ON THREE STEPS, CONOB in exergue (MIB 1; S.710; Lacam pl.XXXI-A, 2 [this coin]; Tolstoi 191 [same obverse die]), small scratch in reverse field, very fine/good very fine, extremely rare
Provenance
NFA auction VIII, 1 April 1987, lot 749
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Lot Essay

The remarkable coins issued by Heraclius, Exarch of Carthage, and his son, give no hint of the imperial pretentions of the rebels. Leading what began as a popular uprising against the tyranny of Focas, the two Heraclii were careful to use their rightful titles as Consuls, and also to ensure that their portraits were without any imperial decoration. The fact that they issued a series of coins at all, however, belies this apparent modesty.