Phocas, AE Follis, Constantinople, 5th officina, RY 5=AD 606/7

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Byzantine, Phocas, AD 602-610, AE Follis (bronze, 11.5g, 31mm), Constantinople, 5th officina, RY 5=AD 606/7
Obv: […] PERP AVC; crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and cross
Rev: Large XXXX, Ч (date) to right, CONЄ in exergue
Ref: DOC 29d; Sear 640 Rarity/Choice: Common, Good

 

Note: This coin comes from the turbulent reign of Phocas, remembered for his brutal rise to power and the instability it brought to the empire. By his fifth regnal year, the Byzantine–Sasanian War had intensified, with the Persians taking advantage of Phocas’ weakened rule. Follis issues of this period reflect the continued use of large bronze denominations introduced under Anastasius, but with increasingly crude style and fabric, mirroring the decline of imperial authority. Coins like this serve as witnesses to one of Byzantium’s most chaotic decades, just before Heraclius seized power and began reforms.

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