Coin Item Number: 3095/879 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Phocas, 602-610. Obverse: Two rulers standing and facing front, both wearing crowns; Phocas is on the left, holding a globus cruciger; Empress Leontia, who has a halo, is on the right, holding a long cruciform sceptre; between their heads, there is a cross; to left, inscription says ‘OMFOCA’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘II’; above, cross; in exergue, ‘CONΓ’. There are also several difficult to read letters to the left of the ‘ANNO’ on the reverse. This indicates that the coin was overstruck on an earlier coin, probably belonging to emperor Maurice Tiberius.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 25; Sear# 639.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 603 and 604
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/879
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.1 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 603 and 604
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0879