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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4689264, member: 87659"]Here's my Phocas follis on a wide flan. I really dislike Phocas for murdering one of the great emperors during that time period. This coin appears to be overstruck on a large follis, I believe of Justinian. </p><p><br /></p><p>Phocas</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/phocas3/phocas3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>604 - 605 A.D., Constantinople Mint, 1st Officina</p><p>12.26g, 33.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> DN FOCAS PЄRP AUC,</p><p><i>Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cruciform scepter</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> -,</p><p><i>Large XXXX, ANNO on top, and dated II/I (R.Y. 3)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> CONB</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Saint Paul Antiques Auction 17, Lot 647</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> SBCV 640[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4689264, member: 87659"]Here's my Phocas follis on a wide flan. I really dislike Phocas for murdering one of the great emperors during that time period. This coin appears to be overstruck on a large follis, I believe of Justinian. Phocas AE Follis [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/phocas3/phocas3.jpg[/IMG] 604 - 605 A.D., Constantinople Mint, 1st Officina 12.26g, 33.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] DN FOCAS PЄRP AUC, [I]Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cruciform scepter[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] -, [I]Large XXXX, ANNO on top, and dated II/I (R.Y. 3)[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] CONB [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Saint Paul Antiques Auction 17, Lot 647 [B]Reference:[/B] SBCV 640[/QUOTE]
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