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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Voulgaroktonou, post: 6641012, member: 84047&quot;]I don&#039;t recall reading any scholarly comment concerning M or XXXX, although one sees Roman numerals on fractions of the follis under earlier emperors: the thirty and twenty nummia coins of Tiberius II, for example, which are XXX and XX come to mind. It is only when the 3/4 follis is reintroduced under Herakleios, in fact,&nbsp; that the numeral for that denomination is the Greek lambda. It appears that the Roman numeral XXXX was issued in year 2 of Phocas, although there are some coins from this year with the Greek numeral. We know that Phokas erected the last imperial monument in the Roman Forum, the column bearing his name, in 608. Perhaps both can be seen as an intention to show continuity with the Roman past in 7th century East Rome?</p><p>Here are 2 of my favorite Phokades:</p><p>Cyzicus, 607/8. Follis, 8.64 gr. 30 mm. hr. 6. Sear 665; Hahn 76; DO 73a; BNP 6; BMC 90; Ratto 1237</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267981[/ATTACH] </p><p>Antioch, 608/9. Follis, 10.56 gr. 30 mm. hr. 4. Sear 672A; Hahn 84b</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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