Phocas

Rare Ivory icon found in Rusokastro Fortress, Burgas District, Bulgaria

27 July, 2017 - 23:03 Theodoros Karasavvas

Revealing Discoveries of Rare Ivory and Unique Gold Coin from Byzantine Bulgarian Fortress

An extremely rare find of an ivory icon has been made just a few days after a unique Byzantine gold coin dating back to Emperor Phocas' reign (602-610 AD) was uncovered during excavation works at...