136, Lot: 256. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOCAS. 602-610 AD. Æ Three-quarter Follis (26mm, 9.32 g). Nicomedia mint. Dated year 6 (607/8 AD). Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust / Large XXX; date UI, NIKOA. DOC II -; MIB II 70; SB 660. VF, weak strike, black patina.

One of the rarest Byzantine bronze coins, with a Sear catalogue value of £140 in Fine.