Phocas   Cyzicus   Imperium Byzantinum
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Follis / Φόλλις AE 30

SHH  3160

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

12.27 g   29.4-31.4 mm   8:00 o'clock   VF Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cross; small cross in left field; D.N. FOCAS / PERP.AVG clockwise around; feathered border. Large XXXX (=40 Nummi); ANNO above, IIII (year 605-606 AD) to right; KYZ A in exergue;  border line. Mint of Cyzicus 605-606 AD. Ex J.S. Wagner Collection. BMC 89; Dumbarton Oaks II 72 variant (II / II); Κάντας NMA 7.22; Sear Byzantine 665