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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 4493844, member: 81093"]Great write up [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>And lovely coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel a little for Phocas. I think we can all agree that he was an incompetent administrator, and "being a good solider" has rarely translated to "being a good ruler".</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, the history about him was largely written by those with vested interests against him, so they can hardly be considered 100% accurate.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love this podcast of Phocas, which tries to present a balanced view. It is appropriately named "In Fairness to Phocas":</p><p><a href="https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2014/01/09/episode-42-in-fairness-to-phocas/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2014/01/09/episode-42-in-fairness-to-phocas/" rel="nofollow">https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2014/01/09/episode-42-in-fairness-to-phocas/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Phocas/Focas coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/83916q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Solidus</p><p>Byzantine Empire</p><p>Phocas/Focas</p><p>602 - 610 A.D (603 - 607 A.D)</p><p>4.8g</p><p><br /></p><p>I was really pleased with the state of this coin, so was happy to trade the overall state for some graffiti.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 4493844, member: 81093"]Great write up [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] And lovely coin! I feel a little for Phocas. I think we can all agree that he was an incompetent administrator, and "being a good solider" has rarely translated to "being a good ruler". Having said that, the history about him was largely written by those with vested interests against him, so they can hardly be considered 100% accurate. I love this podcast of Phocas, which tries to present a balanced view. It is appropriately named "In Fairness to Phocas": [URL]https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2014/01/09/episode-42-in-fairness-to-phocas/[/URL] Here is my Phocas/Focas coin: [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/83916q00.jpg[/IMG] Solidus Byzantine Empire Phocas/Focas 602 - 610 A.D (603 - 607 A.D) 4.8g I was really pleased with the state of this coin, so was happy to trade the overall state for some graffiti.[/QUOTE]
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