Ancient Sasanian coin immitating a Byzantine coin of Emperor Hercalius circa 610-628 AD
Sasanian occupation during the Byzantine period
Size: 28mm Weight: 12.13 grams
Obverse: Heraclius with Constantine standing, facing, holding globus cruciger in right hands
Reverse: Large M; cross above, Γ below, A/N/N to left, ς/I to right, NIKO in exergue
During the final and most devastating Byzantine-Sasanian War, the Sasanian general Shahrbaraz invaded and occupied Byzantine territories. The Sasanians captured major cities including Damascus, Antioch, Tarsus, and Jerusalem, temporarily severing Constantinople's land link to the rest of the eastern Mediterranean.
The Byzantine Emperor Heraclius launched a successful counter-offensive, reclaiming the teritory rand forcing the Sasanian witdrawal by 628 AD—leaving both empires exhausted right before the rapid Muslim conquests of the 630s.
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