Byzantine Empire, Phocas (602-610), AV Solidus, Constantinople,

Description

Byzantine Empire, Phocas (602-610), AV Solidus, Constantinople, D N FOCAS PERP AVG, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown, holding globus cruciger in right hand, rev. VICTORI-[AVGY], uncertain officina letter, possibly theta, angel standing facing, holding lon staff surmounted by staurogram in left hand and globus cruciger in right hand, CONOB in exergue, 4.37g (BC 620), excellent portrait, very fine

Provenance

Morton & Eden, Auction 100, 2 May 2019, lot 358 – “extremely fine” – £220 [with Morton & Eden ticket and envelope]