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Solidus In the name of Phocus; Marseille
| Emittent | Unified Frankish Kingdom (Frankish Kingdoms) |
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| Jahr | 602-610 |
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| Währung | Tremissis (476-670) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Phocas facing right, wearing a jewelled crown with pendilia. The emperor is depicted in imperial military dress with a stylized, somewhat barbaric rendering characteristic of Merovingian imitative coinage. The facial features are rendered in a schematic manner, retaining the general iconographic conventions of Byzantine prototypes. The surrounding Latin legend reads D N FOCAS PERP AVG, identifying the emperor by name and titulature. |
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| Reversschrift | Latin |
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Struck at Marseille during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Phocas, this solidus belongs to a peculiar episode in Merovingian monetary practice: Frankish mints routinely struck gold in the name of reigning Byzantine emperors well into the seventh century, not as tribute or subordination, but because Byzantine-style gold carried commercial credibility that purely Frankish issues lacked. Marseille, as the kingdom's primary Mediterranean port, had particular incentive — its traders needed coin that Byzantine and Levantine merchants would accept without argument.
Phocas himself came to power by murdering Maurice in 602, and his eight-year reign ended the same way. Frankish issues in his name are therefore confined to a narrow production window.