Coin Item Number: 3095/652 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Tiberius II, 578-582. Obverse: bust of Tiberius II, facing front, in consular robes and crown with cross; to left, he holds a mappa; to right, he holds an eagle-tipped sceptre with a cross above it; to left, inscription says ‘OMTIPCOИ’; to right, ‘ITPPAV’. Reverse: large ‘XX’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘ϚII’; in exergue, ‘P’ with a diagonal line extending upward from the bottom.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 49; Sear# 452.
Item History
- Made in Antioch, Hatay, Turkey between 581 and 582
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/652
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 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
- Antioch, Hatay, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 581 and 582
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0652