Dea Moneta
login
Banner Astarte Asta Web 2
Lot # 331
Phocas, 602-610. Solidus (Gold, 21,81 mm, 4,49 g), Constantinopolis, 603-607. o N FOCAS PЄRP AVG Draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding globus cruciger in his right hand. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG I / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger in his left hand and long linear staff surmounted by staurogram in his right. DOC 5j; MIB 7; SB 618. A lustrous and exceptionally well preserved example with a very sharp portrait. Virtually as struck.