| Maurice Tiberius, 13 August 582 - 22 November 602 A.D. |  |
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| BZ58700. Bronze dekanummium, DOC I 64a, Hahn MIB 73A, Wroth BMC 102, Tolstoi 269, SBCV 498, Morrisson BN -, Ratto -, gVF, weight 3.102 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 195o, 1st officina, Constantinople mint, 582 - 602; obverse D N TIBER PP AV (or similar, blundered), crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing; reverse large mark of value I, between * and A (1st officina), cross above, CON in ex; $70.00 (€53.90) |
|   | In 584 the Avars sacked Singidunum, Slavs raided near Constantinople, and the Visigoths took Cordoba.
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| BZ65457. Bronze follis, DOC I 154, SBCV 532, Morrisson BN 6 - 10, Hahn MIB 95, Wroth BMC 85 - 86 (Tiberius II), Tolstoi 59 (Tiberius II), Ratto 961 (Tiberius II), VF, weight 12.955 g, maximum diameter 31.5 mm, die axis 180o, Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 584 - 585 A.D.; obverse OΠITITO-ITITAPPAV (blundered), bust facing wearing crown with trefoil ornament and consular robes, mappa in right, eagle tipped scepter in left; reverse large m, flanked by A/N/N/O on left and III on right (regnal year 3) , cross above, THEUP' in ex; $70.00 (€53.90) |
|  | Tiberius II and Maurice each issued folles of this type. The only difference is Tiberius has a cross on his crown; Maurice has a trefoil ornament.
The obverse legend on this coin is completely blundered illiterate nonsense, as is typical for the type. |
| BZ57472. Bronze follis, DOC I 153, Hahn MIB II 95b, Wroth BMC 82 (Tiberius II), Ratto 960, Tolstoi 58 (Tiberius II), SBCV 532, VF, scratch on obv, weight 12.746 g, maximum diameter 31.1 mm, die axis 180o, Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 583 - 584 A.D.; obverse ΠITNUN-ITAPPY (blundered), bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right, eagle tipped scepter in left; reverse large m between A/N/N/O and II (regnal year 2), cross above, THEUP' in ex; $50.00 (€38.50) |
|  | In 584 the Avars sacked Singidunum, Slavs raided near Constantinople, and the Visigoths took Cordoba. |
| BZ54988. Bronze half follis, DOC I 176, SBCV 534, aVF, weight 6.288 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 180o, Theopolis (Antioch) mint, 584 - 585 A.D.; obverse D N MAuΓI CN P AuT, bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right, eagle tipped scepter in left; reverse large XX pellet between, cross above, ANNO downwards on left, III (regnal year 3) right, e below; $45.00 (€34.65) |
|  | In 586, the Byzantines defeated the Persians at Battle of Solachon, near Daraa. The Avars besieged Thessaloniki, but failed to take it. |
| BZ59291. Bronze half follis, DOC I 178, Morrison BN 58, Hahn MIB 97, SBCV 534, Wroth BMC 112 (Tiberius II), Ratto 975 (Tiberius II), VF, weight 6.908 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 180o, Theopolis (Antioch) mint, 586 - 587 A.D.; obverse D N mAVr - CN P AU (or similar, blundered), bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right, eagle tipped scepter in left; reverse large XX pellet between, cross above, ANNO downwards on left, U (regnal year 5) right, e below; $45.00 (€34.65) |
|  | This type was struck at Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus. Since Nicomedia and Cyzicus each only had two officinae, coins struck by officina Γ, ∆ and Ε must be from Constantinople. For the first two officina, comparing style is the method of differentiation between the mints |
| BZ36394. Bronze half follis, DOC I 50b, SBCV 497, gVF, nice green patina, weight 5.950 g, maximum diameter 23.8 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Constantinople mint, 586 - 587 A.D.; obverse D N mA TIber PP (or similar), helmeted and draped bust facing, globus cruciger in right, no shield; reverse large K between ANNO and U (regnal year 5), cross above, ∆ below; $40.00 (€30.80) |
|  | This type was struck at Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus. Since Nicomedia and Cyzicus each only had two officinae, coins struck by officina Γ, ∆ and Ε must be from Constantinople. For the first two officina, comparing style is the only, and uncertain, method of differentiation between the mint |
| BZ62087. Bronze half follis, DOC I 53b, Ratto 1068, Hahn MIB 70D, SBCV 497, Wroth BMC -, Morrisson BN -, Tolstoi -, VF, weight 6.015 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Constantinople(?) mint, 589 - 590 A.D.; obverse [D N mAVRC] - TIbeR PP (or similar), helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right, shield (ornamented with rider on horseback right) in left; reverse large K, A/N/N/O left, ςII (year 8) right, cross above, Β (2nd officina) below; $36.00 (€27.72) |
BB57529. Bronze 12 nummi, DOC I 213.7, Hahn MIB 107c, SBCV 544, Wroth BMC 220 ff., Tolstoi 323, Ratto 1156, Morison BN 1, F, corrosion, weight 3.764 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 180o, Alexandria mint, 582 - 602; obverse D N mAV-RIC PP A, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse large I-B, flanking cross in center, ALEZ in exergue; scarce; $25.00 (€19.25) |
|  | In 584 the Avars sacked Singidunum, Slavs raided near Constantinople, and the Visigoths took Cordoba. |
| BB57516. Bronze half follis, DOC I 47c, Hahn MIB II 69C, SBCV 496a, Morrisson BN -, BMC Wroth -, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, VF, irregular flan, weight 6.118 g, maximum diameter 23.2 mm, die axis 270o, 5th officina, Constantinople mint, 583 - 584 A.D.; obverse [O N mAV]-RC PP AV (or similar), crowned and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right, shield in left; reverse large K between ANNO and II (regnal year 2), cross above, Ε below; $22.00 (€16.94) |
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