★ Ex Sternberg VIII, 16-17 November 1978, 818 ★

Phocas, 602-610. Follis (Bronze, 33 mm, 10.52 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, RY 6 = 607/8. δ N FOCAS PERP AVG Crowned bust of Phocas facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in his right hand and cross in his left; in upper field to left, cross. Rev. Large XXXX in center; above, ANNO; below, KYZ B; in field to right, ζ. DOC 73a. MIB 76. SB 665. A lovely example with an attractive portrait. Light deposits and with minor areas of weakness, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), received as a Christmas present from his mother, Wilhelmine Blaschegg (1898-1982), in 1978, and ex Sternberg VIII, 16-17 November 1978, 818.