Coin Item Number: 2189/318 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Mauritius Tiberius, 582-602. Obverse: bust wearing crown with trefoil ornament; consular robes; holds mappa in right hand, eagle-topped sceptre in left. Reverse: large 'M' between 'ANNO' and 'U' above + (regnal year 586/7 ?); in exergue, 'THEUP'.
History Of Use
Coin during Byzantine Empire; "Follis" (denomination); Emperor Mauritius
Item History
- Made in Antioch, Hatay, Turkey between 586 and 587
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 2189/318
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- copper metal
- Overall
- height 0.224 cm, diameter 2.961 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Antioch, Hatay, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 586 and 587
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2189/0318