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"163306","NCL-6A6EF5","00145F6A834015A7","Coin","","","","","","","21","1","","","BYZANTINE","607","609","A gold solidus of Focas (Phocas), minted AD 607-609 in Constantinople. DOC II, pt 1, no. 10e; Hahn, MIB II, no. 9


Obverse description: draped and cuirassed facing bust in crown,holding a globus cruciger to his left (in his right hand). Obverse inscription: dN FOCAS PERP AVG (though note this final 'G' is a wavey line only)


Reverse description: robed angel standing facing forward holding staff surmounted by christogram to the left (in the right hand) and a globus cruciger to the right (in the left hand) Reverse inscription: VICTORIA AVGUE (AVG is followed by upsilon epsilon. CONOB denotes the coin was struck from pure gold at Constantinople.","The epsilon at the end of the reverse inscription means the coin was struck in the fifth workshop in the mint at Constantinople.","","2007-03-13 13:33:40","2011-02-24 13:47:52","3","","1","2006-09-01","","","","","1","1","","","1","","1","1","","rcollins","Robert Collins","NCL","dpett","Daniel Pett","Gold","","","","Struck or hammered","","Complete","","Certain","BYZANTINE","BYZANTINE","","Metal detector","","Dr Robert Collins","Mr Sam Moorhead","Dr Robert Collins","NORTH YORKSHIRE","","YORK","","","","","","","","","","","","Bossall","","Draped and cuirassed facing bust in crown holding a globus cruciger to the left (in his right hand).","dN FOCAS PERP AVG 

(though note the E of PERP appears more like an F, and the G of AVG is a slighly wavey line only).","Robed forward facing angel holding a staff surmounted by the cristogram to the left (in the right hand) and a globus curciger to the right (in left hand).","VICTORIA AVGUE); CONOB in exergue","Solidus","1","","","","","","1","","","0","0","","","1","1","1","","","","","","","","","","","","Constantinople (Istambul, Turkey)","Slightly worn: very fine","","","","","13","","133000","Focas solidus.jpg","images/rcollins/",