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Focas, 23 November 602 - 5 October 610 A.D.

Focas became emperor through a military revolt in the winter of 602 A.D. He was an oppressive evil tyrant. His reign was a period of disaster with invasions in the East and West, persecution of the aristocracy and civil unrest. Focas restored recognizable portraiture to the coinage - An oddity considering his appearance is often described as grotesque.

Byzantine Empire, Focas, 23 November 602 - 5 October 610 A.D.

|Focas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Focas,| |23| |November| |602| |-| |5| |October| |610| |A.D.||follis|NEW
Only regnal year 1 (with officina A or B) is known for this type. In the Dumbarton Oaks catalog, Grierson notes for this and other Phocas bronze coins of Cyzicus the officina letter is regularly out of alignment with the letters KYZ, which are centrally placed below the mark of value. This implies that the officina letter was added later. On our coin the officina letter is much smaller than the mintmark, cramped and weak. It appears to be an A, for the first officina.
BZ114009. Bronze follis, DOC II.1 69a, Morrisson BnF 8/Cy/AE/01, Wroth BMC 81, Tolstoi 139, Ratto 1267, Hahn MIB II 75, SBCV 664, Sommer 9.46, aVF, broad flan, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, obv. upper right/rev. lower right weakly struck, slight double strike on rev., weight 12.938 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 602 - 603 A.D.; obverse d N FOCAS - PERP AVC, Phocas, on left, standing facing, crowned, globus cruciger in right hand; Leontia, on right, standing facing crowned and nimbate, holding cruciform scepter transversely in right hand, [crown between heads?], wreath border; reverse Large M (40 nummi), ANNO (year) left, I (year 1) right, KYZA (Cyzicus, 1st officina) in exergue, linear border; scarce; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00
 


Byzantine Empire, Focas, 23 November 602 - 5 October 610 A.D.

|Focas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Focas,| |23| |November| |602| |-| |5| |October| |610| |A.D.||decanummium|NEW
Focas became emperor through a military revolt in the winter of 602 A.D. He was an oppressive evil tyrant. His reign was a period of disaster with invasions in the East and West, persecution of the aristocracy and civil unrest. Focas restored recognizable portraiture to the coinage - an oddity considering his appearance is often described as grotesque.
MA114249. Bronze decanummium, DOC II-1 39.8; Wroth BMC 55; Morrisson BnF 8/Cp/AE/18; Tolstoi 120; Hahn MIB II 66; SBCV 646; Sommer 9.30; Ratto -, aF, centered, green patina, sprue remnants, weight 2.248 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 603(?) - 610; obverse o m FOCA P P AVG (or similar, obscure), crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, crown with cross and pendilia, no hands visible; reverse large X (10 nummi), cross above; scarce; $5.00 (€4.70)


|Focas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Focas,| |23| |November| |602| |-| |5| |October| |610| |A.D.||half-tremissis|
Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear. 

The smallest gold fraction in the Byzantine series. One of three known.
SH15443. Gold half-tremissis, SBCV 635; cf. DOC II-1 20; cf. Hahn MIB 29, aEF, weight 0.723 g, maximum diameter 14.4 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 607 - 610 A.D.; obverse d N FOCAS PER AV, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, beardless; reverse VICTORI FOCAS AV, cross potent, CONOB beneath; from the Woolslayer Collection; extremely rare; SOLD







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