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40 Nummi - Phocas Antioch; Class 2

40 Nummi - Phocas (Antioch; Class 2) - obverse40 Nummi - Phocas (Antioch; Class 2) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Emperor Phocas (602-610)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 608-610
Value 40 Nummi (1⁄180)
Currency First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition Bronze
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
138353
References BCV# 672
David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes).
, DOC II-1# 90
Philip Grierson; 1993. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection / Volume 2.1. Phocas and Heraclius 602-641 (2nd Edition). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
, MIB II# 84a
Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1975. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Band 2: Von Justinus II. bis Phocas (565-610) : einschliesslich der Prägungen der Heraclius-Revolte: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.
, Sommer Byz# 9.57
Andreas Urs Sommer; 2010. Die Münzen des Byzantinischen Reiches 491-1453: Mit einem Anhang: Die Münzen des Kaiserreichs von Trapezunt = The Coins of the Byzantine Empire 491-1453. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

Obverse

Crowned facing bust of Phocas, wearing consular robes; holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre

Lettering: DN FOCA NE PE AV

Reverse

Large M; cross above

Lettering:
+
M
ANNO ЧIII
τHЄUP

Mint

τHЄUP Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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MIB II 84a

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (608-609) THЄUP ANNO ЧII (Year 7) 50%
ND (609-610) THEUP ANNO ЧIII (Year 8) 63%

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