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Maurice Tiberius - AE 12 Nummi
Coin
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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan
Obverse
Name/Title
Maurice Tiberius - AE 12 Nummi
Entry/Object ID
C2012-BZ7-75
Description
A bronze 12 nummi (denoted by the letters 'I' and 'B') of Emperor Maurice Tiberius with a Chi-rho on the reverse design.
Collection
Byzantine
Mintage
Mint
Alexandria (Egypt)
Mint Mark
ΑΛΕΞ
Date made
582 CE - 602 CE
Time Period
Byzantine
Place of Origin
City
Alexandria
Country
Egypt
Region
North Africa
Continent
Africa
Manufacture Method
Struck
Coin Details
Obverse
Description
Bust of Maurice Tiberius diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, holding cross to right.
Transcription
DN MAVRIC PP AV
Translation
Our Lord Maurice, Father of the Fatherland, Augustus
Reverse
Description
Large Ι(Chi-Rho)B; ΑΛεΣ in exergue.
Issuing Authority
Maurice Tiberius
Denomination
AE 12 Nummi
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Country
Egypt
Region
North Africa
Continent
Africa
Culture/Tribe
Byzantine
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Thickness
2.1 mm
Diameter
16.1 mm
Weight
3.39 g
Composition
Material
Bronze
Research Notes
Research Type
Reference
Notes
Sear, Byzantine Coins and their Values, 544
Research Type
Reference
Notes
DOC 1 Maurice Tiberius Alexandria 213