Watch List notes:

Philippicus (Bardanes), 711-713. Solidus (Gold, 18mm, 3.99 g 6), Syracuse. d N FILEPICO PP AV Crowned bust of Philippicus facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger in his right hand and eagle tipped scepter in his left. Rev. VICTORIA AVgu* / P / [CONOB] Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 16. MIB 10. S 1458. Extremely rare. Minor marks on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From an important collection of Byzantine coins, Sincona 3, 25 October 2011, 3409 and ex Triton III, 1 December 1999, 1312.

While the gold minted by Philippicus in Constantinople is rare, that from the provincial mint of Syracuse is almost never found.