Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Phocas, 602-610 AD, Constantinople mint, NGC Ch AU, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. DOC-10j; MIBE-9and 11; SB-620. 4.40 grams. Draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia and holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger. Areas of flat strike about the peripheries. NGC #4373476-074.
($350-500)