(Jun 5, 2016)
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| OBV | ON FOCA NEPE AV, Phocas on left, holding cross on globe and Leontia on right, holding sceptre topped by cross, standing facing | | REV | Large XX | The obverse usually had the emperor (sometimes with his son or the Empress) with bust facing or sitting, often holding a cross or other religious object(s), even parts of the scriptures
The reverse had a large letter indicating the coin denomination according to numerology (M or mu = 40, K or kappa = 20, I or iota = 10, and E or epsilon = 5), or a series of X's.
This large coin was minted in the ancient city of Antioch ( Ἀντιόχεια) in what is now southern Turkey near the border with Syria
Phocas & Leonita AE Half-Follis (21-23 mm, 5.77 gm)
It is actually 20-24 mm and 5.68 gm
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