Coin Item Number: 3095/866 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Phocas, 602-610. Obverse: bust of Phocas, facing front, with consular robes and crown; above his head, there is an upside-down ‘CON’; to left, inscription says ‘NFOCA’; to right, there is an upside-down 'NNO’. Reverse: large ‘XXXX’; above, ‘[A]NNO’; in exergue, ‘CO[N]A’. This coin was overstruck on a coin of the previous emperor, Maurice Tiberius.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 26-32; Sear# 640.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 602 and 610
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/866
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 602 and 610
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0866