Coin Item Number: 3095/605 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Tiberius II, 578-582. Obverse: bust of Tiberius II, facing right, with diadem; inscriptions are visible, but there is too much loss of surface detail to decipher the individual letters. Reverse: large ‘Ϥ’.
History Of Use
“Pentanummium” (denomination); DO# 22; Sear# 438.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 579 and 582
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/605
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 579 and 582
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0605