When Heraclius died in 641 AD, a conflict started for gaining the throne between his two sons. His two oldest sons Heraclius Constantine (Constantine III) and Heraclonas who were brothers-in-law, were crowned as emperors. Constantine III died three months after his coronation. The public and the Senate rejected Heraclonas’ and his mother Martina’s domination and insisted on crowning the son of Constantine III called Constans as a sole emperor. Although his baptismal name was Heraclius, he was officially given the name of Constantine but this was popularly abbreviated to Constans. Constans II depicted with his son, co-emperor Constantine IV, on his issues and his other sons whose name were Tiberius and Heraclius also depicted on the reverse side of gold coins. A group of gold coins were found in Kızılyar/Kavaklı in 1978 and then they were brought to Aydın Museum. Kavaklı Hoard has a group of solidi from the reign of Constans II. There are five different types: Class III (651-654), Class IV (654-659), Class V (659-661), Class VI (661-663), Class VII (663-668). The hoard of Kavaklı will be presented according to its classifications with the help of the historical events of the era.
İmparator Heraclius 641 yılında öldüğünde iki oğlu Heraclius Constantine (III. Constantine) ve Heraclonas ortak imparatorlar olarak taç giyerler. Taç giyme töreninden sadece üç ay sonra III. Constantine hastalanarak ölür. Halk ve senato tarafından sevilmeyen Heraclonas ve annesi Martina reddedilerek, ölen III. Constantine’nin oğlu Constans’ın tek başına imparator olmasında ısrar edilmiştir. II. Constans olarak taç giyen imparator, vaftiz ismi Heraclius olsa da resmi kayıtlarda yer alan ismi Constantine’in kısaltılmış hali Constans olarak tanınmaktadır. İktidarı sırasında basılan altın sikkelerinde II. Constans ortak imparator ilan ettiği oğlu IV. Constantine ve aynı zamanda diğer oğulları Tiberius ve Heraclius ile birlikte tasvir edilmiştir. 1978 yılında Aydın’a bağlı Kavkalı Köyü Kızılyar Mevkiinde alt yapı çalışması sırasında bulunan altın sikkeler Aydın Arkeoloji Müzesi’ne getirilmiştir. Buluntu yerinden dolayı Kavaklı Definesi olarak adlandırılan altın sikkeler imparator II. Constans’ın iktidarında basılmışlardır. Kavaklı Definesi beş farklı tipten oluşmaktadır: Class III (651-654), Class IV (654-659), Class V (659-661), Class VI (661-663), Class VII (663-668). Çalışmamızda, II. Constans iktidarına tarihlenen altın sikkelere dair kronolojik sınıflama döneme dair tarihsel verilerle birlikte sunulacaktır.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 29, 2018 |
Submission Date | April 2, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 6 |
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