BZ92373. Bronze follis, DOC I 153, Morrisson BnF 7/AN/AE/04, Hahn MIB II 95b, Wroth BMC 82 (Tiberius II), Ratto 960, Tolstoi 58 (Tiberius II), SBCV 532, aVF, strike a little weak, double strike on reverse, scratches, scrapes, small edge splits, Antioch as Theoupolis (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 11.631g, maximum diameter 32.9mm, die axis 180
o, 583 - 584 A.D.; obverse ΠITIΛΣIO-O<Θ>ΓSΓΓANPPIY (or similar, blundered nonsense), bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand; reverse large m (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and II (regnal year 2), cross above, THEUP' (Theoupolis) in exergue; from a New England dealer, ex Brown Collection (noted on old round collector's tag);
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