Phocas. 602-610. Æ Half Follis (23mm, 5.81 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 2 (AD 603/4). Good Fine.

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Byzantine, Bronze

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Phocas. 602-610. Æ Half Follis (23mm, 5.81 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 2 (AD 603/4). Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cross / Large XX, cross above; II (date) to right; KYZ^B. DOC 79b; MIBE 79; SB 670; Dow, ACTTB p. 303 (Tiberius II Constantine; this coin). Dark green-brown and earthen patina. Good Fine.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Byzantine Empire. This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 15:13:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.