BZ93514. Bronze follis, DOC I 154, SBCV 532, Morrisson BnF 7/An/AE/07, Hahn MIB II 95, Wroth BMC 85 (Tiberius II), Tolstoi 59 (Tiberius II), Ratto 961 (Tiberius II), VF, earthen deposits, parts of legend/inscription weak from uneven strike, Antioch as Theoupolis (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 12.041g, maximum diameter 29.5mm, die axis 180
o, 584 - 585 A.D.; obverse OΠITITO-ITITAPPAV (blundered), bust facing wearing crown with trefoil ornament and consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand; reverse large M (40 nummi), flanked by A/N/N/O on left and III on right (regnal year 3), cross above, THEUP' in exergue; From the Errett Bishop Collection;
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