Coin Item Number: 3095/753 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Maurice Tiberius, 582-602. Obverse: bust of Maurice Tiberius, facing front, in consular robes and crown with trefoil ornament; to left, he holds a mappa; to right, he holds an eagle-tipped sceptre; to left, inscription says ‘NMAϤΓI; to right, ‘C…P’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XϤ’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, officina mark is illegible (possibly ‘A’?); in exergue, ‘THEϤP’, with a diagonal line after the ‘P’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 167; Sear# 533.
Item History
- Made in Antioch, Hatay, Turkey between 596 and 597
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/753
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Antioch, Hatay, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 596 and 597
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0753