Phocas   Constantinopolis   Imperium Byzantinum
Φωκάς   Κωνσταντινούπολις   Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Solidus / Σόλιδος AV 21

SHH 821

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

3.90 g   20.6-20.9 mm   1:00 o'clock   VF Draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, wearing crown with cross and holding cross in right hand; DN FOCAS / PERP AVG clockwise around; border of dots. Victoria standing facing holding long cross and globus cruciger; VICTORIA / AVGG D clockwise around; CONOB in exergue; border of dots. Mint of Constantinopolis. BMC ---; Dumbarton Oaks II/1 9, 14/15 variant; Ratto ---; Sear Byzantine 628/630 variant