Maurice Tiberius - AE 12 Nummi

Obverse

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