A note reconsidering the message of Heraclius’ silver hexagram, circa AD 615
The hexagram was first minted during the darkest days of the final Roman-Persian War (602-628) when Roman fortunes were at their lowest. As a result, commentators have read the coin’s novel inscription, Deus Adiuta Romanis (God, help the Romans) as evidence for the ’stressful and desperate’ state of...
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2019, Volume: 112, Issue: 1, Pages: 221-232 |
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Byzantine studies
B Patristics B Theologie und Religion B Altertumswissenschaften B History B Diverses B Historische Epochen |
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