20 Nummi - Phocas and Leontia Antioch

€1.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year602-608
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄840)
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionBronze
Weight5.08 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#673, MIB II#85, Sommer Byz#9.58, DOC I#91
Obverse descriptionPhocas, crowned, robed and holding a globus cruciger; to right Leontia, crowned, robed and holding cross-tipped scepter; in field between their heads, cross.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringD N FOCAS NE PE VA
Reverse descriptionXX; above, cross; below, mint monogram.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANNO III
Edge
Mint
MintageND (602-603)  - ANNO I; DOC 2.1 91 -
ND (603-604)  - ANNO II; DOC 2.1 92 -
ND (604-605)  - ANNO III; DOC 2.1 93 -
ND (605-606)  - ANNO II / II; DOC 2.1 94 -
ND (606-607)  - ANNO Ч; DOC 2.1 95 -
ND (607-608)  - ANNO ЧI; DOC 2.1 96 -
Catalog ID6223096620
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