Coin Item Number: 3095/813 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Maurice Tiberius, 582-602. Obverse: Two rulers standing and facing front, both with haloes; Maurice Tiberius is on the left, holding a globus cruciger; Empress Constantina is on the right, holding a long cruciform sceptre; to left, inscription says ‘DNM’; to right, ‘N’. Reverse: large ‘Δ’; to left, Theodosius, son of Maurice Tiberius, stands, facing front; he has a halo; to left, he holds a staff with a cross at the top; above the 'Δ', either a cross or a globus cruciger.
History Of Use
“Half-Follis” or “4 Pentanummia” (denomination); DO# 301; Sear# 610.
Item History
- Made in Chersonesus, Ukraine between 584 and 602
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/813
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chersonesus, Ukraine
When
- Creation Date
- between 584 and 602
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/0813