BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Phocas, 602-610, AV solidus (4.39g), Constantinople, 607-610, SB-618, 8th officina, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia, holding globus cruciger, d N FOCAS PERP AVG // angel standing facing, holding staurogram-tipped staff and globus cruciger, VICTORIA AVGG H, light marks, slight edge bend, brilliantly lustrous, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, NGC graded AU.































