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40 nummi (follis) of Maurice
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 582–602
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4857
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: crowned and cuirassed bust of Maurice facing, holding globus cruciger and shield.
[DNMAVRC TIBERP PAVG]
Reverse: in center: M
ANNO at left […]III to right B below in exergue: CON
[DNMAVRC TIBERP PAVG]
Reverse: in center: M
ANNO at left […]III to right B below in exergue: CON
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.