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40 nummi (follis) of Tiberius II
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 579
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 13.28 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.286
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Tiberius II facing, wearing crown with cross and consular robes; in right hand, mappa; in left hand, eagle-topped scepter.
DNTIBCONS TAN[TPPAVC]
Reverse: M small cross above
ANNO to left; U to right; in exergue, THEUP
DNTIBCONS TAN[TPPAVC]
Reverse: M small cross above
ANNO to left; U to right; in exergue, THEUP
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965