Coin Item Number: 3095/880 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; to left, inscription says ‘MF’; to right, ‘ERPAVC’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; above, cross; in exergue, ‘CONA’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 24; Sear# 639.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 602 and 603
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/880
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.2 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 603
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0880