Coin Item Number: 3095/1241 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Tiberius III, 698-705. Obverse: bust of Tiberius, facing front, with short beard; he holds a spear diagonally in front of his body; to left, cross; to left, inscription most likely says ‘ϤI…A’; to right, it says ‘EAV’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]NN[O]’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; above, cross; beneath, ‘Γ’; in exergue, ‘[C]O[N]’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 7; Sear# 1366.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 698 and 699
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1241
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.5 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 698 and 699
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1241