Coin of Phokas | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.777
People: Phokas, Byzantine (r. 602 - 610 CE)
Title: Coin of Phokas
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 7th century
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/145688

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.5 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: (lowercase delta)MFOCA PERAVS
Reverse Inscription: Large "XXXX". Above, ANNO. In ex., NIKOB. To r., Y ?

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.1, 60.2 (p. 178)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.777
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, wearing consular robes and crown with pendilia. In r. hand, mappa; in l., cross.
Rev.: XXXX. Overstruck Y ?

Verification Level

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