PHOCAS, (602-610), gold solidus (4.49 g), Constantinople mint, 6th officina, struck 607-610, obv. D N FOCAS PERP AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback riding right, rev. VICTORI A AVG' S, Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff terminating in staurogram, in exergue CONOB. (S.620, DOC 10f, MIB 9). Large flan, surface marks, good very fine, scarce.
Ex G.W. Sutherland Collection.