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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4587084, member: 110226&quot;]It must have been an unusually bad day at the mint in Constantinople.&nbsp; This follis of Emperor Phocas (or at least someone who looks an awful lot like the old boy), was struck once, and then again at around 90 degrees and off-center.&nbsp; Additionally this coin appears to have been struck over an earlier follis.&nbsp; On the reverse below the M there appears to be a dismembered arm holding a globus cruciger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine Empire, 604-605</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Phocas</p><p>Reignal Year 3</p><p>Obverse: Phocas, facing, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand.</p><p>Reverse: Large M center, cross above, Officina B below, ANNO to the left, III to the right, in exergue CON</p><p>11.0 grams</p><p>35 mm, 7 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1135894[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I correct about the Phocas attribution?&nbsp; The legend, because of the double strike, is very muddled, especially to the left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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