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Phocas; AE Follis, Constantinople
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Description
Phocas (602 – 610 AD). AE Follis, Constantinople mint. D N FOCAS PERP AVG; crowned bust facing, holding mappa and cross-tipped sceptre / XXXX, ANNO above, Ï‚I (date) to right; CONΓ in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,20 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SB 640; DOC 31b |
| Commentary: | overstrike, attractive brown patina, good portrait |
Historical Context
Phocas, despite being a low-born rebel, started a fashion of facial hair which lasted until the end of Eastern Roman Empire in 1453.
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