Coin Item Number: 3095/819 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Phocas, 602-610. Obverse: Two rulers standing and facing front, both with crowns; Phocas is on the left, holding a globus cruciger; Empress Leontia, who has a halo, is on the right, holding a long cruciform sceptre; between their heads, there is a cross; the coin has been overstruck and includes a third figure who is partially on top of and to the right of Empress Leontia; this figure also has a halo and holds a long cruciform sceptre; to left, inscription is illegible; to right, it says ‘ERPAVC’. Reverse: large ‘XX’; above, cross; in exergue, ‘TES’.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 51; Sear# 655.
Item History
- Made in Thessalonica, Greece between 603 and 605
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/819
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Thessalonica, Greece
When
- Creation Date
- between 603 and 605
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/0819