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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8233472, member: 110226&quot;]That&#039;s a very nice follis!</p><p><br /></p><p>I located the Antioch follis, year 8, the last year of Phocas&#039;s reign.&nbsp; As far as I know this is the only type that has his portrait with the denomination expressed as &quot;M&quot; on the reverse.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been looking around for an example for a while, and I&#039;m glad to have landed this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>BYZANTINE EMPIRE,&nbsp; 609/10 AD</p><p>Phocas, 602-610 AD</p><p>AE follis</p><p>Antioch</p><p>Dated RY 8 = 609/10 AD</p><p>Obverse: DN FOCA NЄ PЄ AV, crowned and mantled bust facing, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter.</p><p>Reverse: Large m (lower case), ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year u/III (8) to right, mintmark τHЄUP.</p><p>SB 672, MIB 84a.</p><p>Very scarce last year of reign.&nbsp; Two-year type for this mint.</p><p>VF, with mostly an even brown patina.</p><p>9.9 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1447867[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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