BYZANTINE EMPIRE; Phocas, 602-610 AD. Gold Solidus (4.46 gm; 21 mm). Constantinopolis, circa AD 607-609. d N FOCAS PЄRP AVG, draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing crown without pendilia, holding cross on globe / VICTORIA AVGV I, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by christogram and cross on globe; CONOB in exergue. Sear 620. NGC-AU (Strike 4/5; Surface 4/5). Certificate # 6710411-028. Sharply struck on a nice flan. Fully lustrous.