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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8401382, member: 100951&quot;]I recently purchased this silver Hexagram of emperor Heraclius. This coin is currently my youngest ancient coin. The silver Hexagrams were minted when Byzantine Empire was experiencing successive invasions from the Persians, Avars, and Arabs. The economy was so depressed that Heraclius resorted to confiscating silver plates from churches to mint his Hexagrams. The silver Hexagram would pay the wages of Heraclius’s army as they campaigned to reconquer lost territory from the Persians.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/CS2m6McJSaqltPJSRMGt_6bvfOLq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Heraclius &amp; Heraclius Constantine AR21 Hexagram. Constantinople&nbsp; Obv: Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine seated facing on double throne, each holding globus cruciger. δδ NN ҺЄRACILЧS ЄT ҺЄRA CONST.&nbsp;&nbsp; Rev: Cross potent set upon globus set upon three steps; K to right. δЄЧS AδIЧTA ROMANIS.&nbsp; SB 798. 6.06 g. 610-641 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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