1789 1788 1790 1788. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 607-609. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff terminating in staurogram; Z//CONOB. DOC 10g; MIBE 9; SB 620. EF, some light die rust on obverse. ($500) 1789. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 607-609. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff terminating in staurogram; H//CONOB. DOC 10h; MIBE 9; SB 620. EF, lustrous, traces of die rust. ($500) 1790. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 607-609. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff terminating in staurogram; I//CONOB. DOC 10j; MIBE 9; SB 620. Good VF, tiny contact mark on reverse. ($500)
1791 1792 1791. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (19mm, 3.98 g, 7h). Light weight issue of 22 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 609/10. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff terminating in staurogram; star to right; I//OB+*. DOC –; MIBE N19 (this coin cited); SB 627; Berk, Roman 104 (this coin). Near EF, a few deposits. Rare. ($500) Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong. Ex Sotheby’s New York (2 November 1998), lot 177.
1792. Phocas. 602-610. Æ Half Follis (20mm, 5.83 g, 6h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 604/5). Phocas and Leontia standing facing; cross above / Large XX; cross above, B below; A/N/N/O III (date) across field. DOC 93; MIBE 85; SB 673. Good VF, green-brown patina. ($200)
1793. Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. Æ Decanummium (18mm, 3.55 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated IY 14 (immobilized). Facing draped busts of Heraclius and the Exarch Heraclius; cross between / Large I; cross above, A/N/N/O X/ IIII (date) across field; KYΠ. DOC p. 208; MIBE 19 (this coin illustrated); SB –. Near EF, dark brown patina, minor roughness on the reverse. Extremely rare. ($3000) Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong. Ex Sotheby’s New York (2 November 1998), lot 191; Sternberg VIII (16 November 1978), lot 821.
1794. Heraclius. 610-641. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 610-613. Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross / Cross potent set on two steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 2a; MIB 3; SB 730. Near EF, reddish deposits, minuscule scratch in reverse field. ($500) 362