#byzantium
Solidus of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine
Byzantine, made in Constantinople, ca. 630 AD
[in Greek, on obverse:] Our lords Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine Perpetual Augusti; [on reverse, left and right:] Victory of the emperors
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Mehmet II, in my understanding he sent Europe looking in other directions for trade, conquest and affirmation of religious superiority by conversion, beginning the early modern and globalized eras (this is an original drawing I did on a digital tablet)
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Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae/ St. Nicholas Church, Curtea de Argeș, Romania by fusion-of-horizons
~ Signet Ring.
Date: A.D. 11th century
Culture/Period: Byzantium
Medium: Nielloed gold.
▪︎ Greek inscription meaning: Lord, help Thy servant Nicetas captain of the imperial guard.
