★ Very rare Bardanes follis ★

Philippicus (Bardanes), 711-713. Follis (Bronze, 28 mm, 6.57 g, 7 h), Constantinople, 3rd officina (Γ), uncertain date. Crowned bust of Philippicus facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in left. Rev. [A/N/N/O - I/[...] Γ/CON Large M; above, [cross]. DOC 11b ( also of uncertain date ). MIB 21. SB 1455. Quite rare, and with a dark green patina. Light smoothing in fields and on loros (making it appear to be a chlamys!), otherwise, very fine.