Coin Item Number: 3095/1255 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Tiberius III, 698-705. Obverse: Tiberius III, standing and facing front; he wears military dress; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a long spear. Reverse: large ‘M’; to right, ‘X’, with a diagonal line beneath it; above ‘M’, cross; beneath, ‘A’; in exergue, ‘CON’. This coin has been overstruck.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 11; Sear# 1367.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 698 and 705
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1255
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.3 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 705
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1255