Description
Phocas (602 – 641 AD). AE Pentanummium, Carthage mint. Armoured bust facing wearing crown with pendilia / V between stars with pellets above and beneath.
Phocas; AE Pentanummium, Carthage
115,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE12 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,28 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SB 689; DOC II pg. 197 note; MIB II 102 |
| Commentary: | very rare; light brown patina |
Historical Context
Phocas, though rebelious upstart, left a legacy lasting - after nearly 300 years of clean shaved faces, from this time on every Roman (Byzantine) emperor featured a beard.
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