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Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 705. Nimbate facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent set on three steps and patriarchal globus cruciger inscribed PAX. DOC 1; MIB 1; SB 1413. Lustrous, clipped. EF. An excellent strike.
Justinian II returned to power with a vengeance and, rather than attending to urgent matters of state, such as the Arab threat, was more preoccupied with settling scores from his initial overthrow. His second reign devolved into a reign of terror full of reprisals and revenge. Amidst these reprisals, Justinian dispatched an army to punish Cherson, were he had been initially imprisoned. The army, however, rebelled and proclaimed its general Bardanes as Emperor. Bardanes successfully took Constantinople and executed Justinian and his son Tiberius, thus ending the Heraclian dynasty.
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