Phocas. Gold Solidus (4.47 g), 602-610. Constantinople, 604-607. O N FOCAS PERP AVC, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, holding globus cruciger. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by a staurogram and globus cruciger; A//CONOB. DOC 5a; MIBE 7; SB 618. Fully lustrous with some areas of flatness as struck. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP
Ex Coin Galleries (6 November 1996).