Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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PHOCAS, 602-610. AV Solidus (4.39 gms), Constantinople Mint, 6th Officina, 604-607. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
S-618. Obverse: O N FOCAS PЄR AVG, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger; Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by staurogram; ς//CONOB. With a sharp portrait and a well centered overall strike on a somewhat broad flan, this example does exhibit a slight multiple strike, but near the top of the obverse, but nevertheless boasts a good deal of brilliance as well.
From the Glacier Rams Solidi Collection.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00
S-618. Obverse: O N FOCAS PЄR AVG, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger; Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by staurogram; ς//CONOB. With a sharp portrait and a well centered overall strike on a somewhat broad flan, this example does exhibit a slight multiple strike, but near the top of the obverse, but nevertheless boasts a good deal of brilliance as well.
From the Glacier Rams Solidi Collection.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00