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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1902745, member: 44210&quot;]Its an Eastern Roman (Byzantine) coin of emperor Phocas, who ruled from 602 to 610 as it says on the flip. The XXX do not indicate the years AD (this was not in use in 600 AD much less 300 AD; people went by regnal years during this time), but rather the denomination, in this case 3o nummi. It was struck in Constantinople as indicated by the mintmark CON<font size="5">ϵ</font> on the reverse. Judging from the reverse I&#039;d say it was overstruck on a previous coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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