135, Lot: 301. Estimate $200. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOCAS. 602-610 AD. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.41 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 607-609 AD. Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Victory standing facing, holding long P-headed staff and globus cruciger; E/CONOB. DOC II 10e; SB 620. Near EF.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.