Description: Antique Byzantine 24K Gold Solidus Phokas Coin. I am NOT a coin dealer, this coin was given to my husband as a gift, so I’ll tell you what I know.On the coin holder it is marked $350.00, which I believe was the price about 50 years ago when purchased by my husbands grandfather. Purchased at Stack’s Numismatics in New York City. Buyer to pay for shipping and Insurance, the shipping price below is just an estimate. Shipping cost will be based on the buyers location.It weighs 4.42 grams, marked on the front. This I copied from a sold listing online (Not eBay). Byzantine gold Solidus of the emperor Phocas who ruled from the year 602. He came to power after a revolt against emperor Maurice, capturing Constantinople and purging his opponents. Remembered as a tyrant, he was ousted in a rebellion in 610, executed and replaced by Heraclius. His short reign dates this gold coin fairly precisely. It shows a facing portrait of Phocas to the obverse. He’s shown draped and cuirassed, wearing a crown and holding the globus cruciger in his right hand. The reverse shows a figure identified as Victory or Victoria, the personified goddess of victory. She stands holding a staff in the form of a staurogram in one hand and a globe in the other. The word ‘CONOB’ for Constantinople below.
Price: 675 USD
Location: New Milford, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-03-04T18:43:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
Composition: Gold
Provenance: Stack's Numismatics of New York
Year: 602-610 AD
Era: Ancient
Certification: Uncertified
Culture: Byzantine
