Coin Item Number: 3095/871 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Phocas, 602-610. Obverse: bust of Phocas, facing front, with consular robes and crown with cross; to left, he holds a mappa; to right, he holds a cross; above the mappa, there is another cross; to left, inscription says ‘OMFO’; to right, ‘PERPAV’. Reverse: large ‘XXXX’; to right, ‘III’ in a vertical position; above, ‘ANNO’; in exergue, ‘CONΔ’. To the lower right of the bust on the obverse, there are several indistinguishable letters, indicating that this coin was overstruck on a coin from an earlier emperor. This was most likely Maurice Tiberius.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 27; Sear# 640.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 604 and 605
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/871
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 604 and 605
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0871