★ An Unpublished Officina ★

Philippicus (Bardanes) AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 711-713. ∂ N FILЄPICЧS MЧLTЧS AN, bust facing, with short beard, wearing loros and crown with cross, holding globus cruciger in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre with cross above in left / VICTORIA AVϚЧ AB, cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. MIB 2 var. (unlisted officina); DOC 2 var. (same); Sear 1448 var. (same); Leu Numismatik 16, lot 3953. 4.42g, 20mm, 6h.

Mint State. This officina unpublished in the standard references.

From the inventory of a UK dealer.