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Solidus of Phocas
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 607–610
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 4.48 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.288
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Phocas facing, wearing crown, and holding globus cruciger
DNFOCAS PERPAVC
Reverse: angel standing, facing, holding long staff with cross bar surmounted by P CONOB in exergue
VICTORIA AVGUI
DNFOCAS PERPAVC
Reverse: angel standing, facing, holding long staff with cross bar surmounted by P CONOB in exergue
VICTORIA AVGUI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965