Coin Item Number: 3095/918 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; to left, inscription says ‘FOCA’; to right, ‘SPERP’. Reverse: large ‘XX’ with a pellet between them and a pellet beneath each; to left, star; to right, ‘E’; above, cross; in exergue, ‘KRTϚ’.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 116; Sear# 686.
Item History
- Made in Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia between 606 and 607
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/918
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
When
- Creation Date
- between 606 and 607
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0918