608 Phocas Byzantine AE Follis XF Nicomedia Mint Year 4 (26052203R)Extremely Fine dated Emperor Phocas (602 to 610 CE) Byzantine Empire follis ancient copper coin. Sear 658: denomination XXXX = 40 nummia = follis, NIKO = Nicomedia mint, reign year = ANNO UII = 7 = 608 9 CE. Year 7: approx: 33mm, 11. 33g. Obverse: Phocas bust facing wearing crown and consular robes and holding cross and mappa. Reverse: Large XXXX, above A N N O to right, UII (date), NIKO (mintmark) in exergue. The usurpation of Phocas and the brutal
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Extremely Fine dated Emperor Phocas (602 to 610 CE) Byzantine Empire follis ancient copper coin.
Sear 658: denomination XXXX = 40 nummia = follis, NIKO = Nicomedia mint, reign year = ANNO UII = 7 = 608/9 CE.
Year 7: approx: 33mm, 11.33g.
Obverse: Phocas bust facing wearing crown and consular robes and holding cross and mappa.
Reverse: Large XXXX, above A/N/N/O to right, UII (date), NIKO (mintmark) in exergue.
The usurpation of Phocas and the brutal execution of Maurice and his family marked a dark turning point for the Byzantine Empire. Phocas's reign was characterized by widespread unrest, corruption, and external invasions.
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608 Phocas Byzantine AE Follis XF Nicomedia Mint Year 4 (26052203R)