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Obverse: Shows a facing bust of Phocas with the inscription "DNN FOCAS PERP AVG". Reverse: Shows "VICTORIA AVGY" and an angel standing holding a long staff. "CONOB" appears below
The obverse is a facing bust of a crowned Phocas, wearing a cropped beard and holding a cross on a globe. The reverse is a beautiful standing angel, Victory, facing the viewer, holding P-cross staff surmounted by christogram and cross on globe with Mint mark of Constantinople. The images were selected to present his case to the citizens that victory over Maurice gave him authority to rule them all.
As a military officer, Phocas broke with tradition and led a coup against the Byzantine emperor Maurice in 601 AD. He enjoyed early popularity of the citizens and was a staunch supporter of the Roman Catholic Church. Though he ruled in Constantinople, Phocas commissioned a monument of his victory at the Forum in Rome and gave the Pantheon to Pope Boniface for consecration as a Catholic Church. With this small gesture, he insured that one of the greatest works of man; the Pantheon, would remain one of the best-preserved historical buildings in Rome. Phocas was overthrown in 610 AD by Heraclius.