Coin
| Object Number: | 31-50-391 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Byzantine |
| Provenience: | Israel Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area: | CN 270, monastery, Room H |
| Maker: | Phocas |
| Locus: | C.N. 270, Monastery, Room H |
| Period: | Phocas |
| Date Made: | 602-610 AD |
| Early Date: | 602 |
| Late Date: | 610 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gold |
| Iconography: | Bust Winged Victory |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931 |
| Other Number: | 30-10-368 - Field No SF |
Description
Obverse: Beardless bust. Reverse: Winged victory advancing to right. In the exergue, CONOB.
Fitzgerald: “Constantinople Mint. Phocus (602-610), d. 19 mm (Semissis, beardless type)”
Bibliography:
| [Book] Fitzgerald, Gerald M. 1939. A Sixth Century Monastery at Beth-Shan.. The University Museum. Vol. IV. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate IV; Figures 1 and 2; top row, far right; Page11, A. Gold Coins, 4 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Mevorah, David, and Israeli, Yael. 2000. Cradle of Christianity.. Jerusalem. The Israel Museum. pg. 232 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 95 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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