Ancients
Phocas (AD 602-610). AV solidus (20mm, 4.40 gm, 8h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, edge bend, clipped. Constantinople, 5th officina, AD 607-609. d N FOCAS-PЄRP AVG, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Є, Angel standing facing, long staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB in exergue. Sear 620. Attractive piece with a centered strike on a gleaming flan.
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