{"product_id":"early-byzantine-gold-solidus-of-phocas","title":"Early Byzantine Gold Solidus of Phocas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStruck at Constantinople Mint, ca. A.D. 603–610.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse: 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53604721131834,"sku":"14739","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14739z_9500cbe3-3626-45ad-b8eb-61e4714db3aa.jpg?v=1781458963","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/early-byzantine-gold-solidus-of-phocas","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}