Phocas AV Semissis. Constantinople, AD 607-610. O N FOCAS PЄR AVI, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust to right, wearing paludamentum / VICTORIA AVCC, Victory advancing to right, head to right, holding wreath and globus cruciger; CONOB in exergue. MIBE 24 var. (head of Victory to left); DOC -; Sear 631A var. (same); Nomos obolos 18, lot 821. 2.22g, 19mm, 7h.
Near Mint State; minor die rust to obv., two minor hairline scratches to rev., otherwise untouched and highly lustrous. Extremely Rare; apparently unpublished, only one other example on CoinArchives.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Price realized | 850 GBP |
Starting price | 180 GBP |
Estimate | 300 GBP |