Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas
Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas

Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas

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Struck at Constantinople Mint, ca. A.D. 603–610.

Obverse: D N FOCAS PERP AVG, draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, bearded, wearing crown with pendilia and holding globus cruciger. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG Z / CONOB, angel standing facing, holding a long staff surmounted by a chi‑rho/staurogram in the right hand and globus cruciger in the left. Struck slightly off‑center on the obverse but with sharp central devices and a broad, lustrous flan that shows intense original mint bloom. A very attractive example of this classic Phocas solidus type, cf. Sear 616, Constantinople mint, officina Z.

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