Maurice Tiberius, Half-Follis
Dublin Core
Title
Maurice Tiberius, Half-Follis
Subject
Maurice Tiberius, Bronze Half-Follis, Constantinople mint, ca. 582-602 CE.
OBVERSE: DN MAVR TIBER PP AV (Dominus noster “our lord,” Maurice Tiberius, pater patriae Augustus), helmeted and cuirassed or crowned and cuirassed bust facing, sometimes with cloak drawn over left shoulder, holding cross on globe, sometimes also with shield.
REVERSE: Large K, ANNO to left, regnal year to right, officina letter below; mintmark CON.
OBVERSE: DN MAVR TIBER PP AV (Dominus noster “our lord,” Maurice Tiberius, pater patriae Augustus), helmeted and cuirassed or crowned and cuirassed bust facing, sometimes with cloak drawn over left shoulder, holding cross on globe, sometimes also with shield.
REVERSE: Large K, ANNO to left, regnal year to right, officina letter below; mintmark CON.
Description
Maurice was appointed by Tiberius II to be his successor and he married Tiberius II’s daughter, Constantina. A successful general, he halted the advance of the Sassanid Persians, and for the first time in nearly two hundred years, the Romans no longer had to pay the heavy, thousand-pound gold fee imparted by the Persians.
The K on the reverse expresses the Byzantine value of a half-follis, equal to exactly 20 nummi. The K (kappa) is the Greek numeral sign for 20.
The K on the reverse expresses the Byzantine value of a half-follis, equal to exactly 20 nummi. The K (kappa) is the Greek numeral sign for 20.
Source
Gift of James and Aneta McIntyre, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR. 2006.010.063
Date
ca. 582-602 CE
Rights
Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Format
0.864 in
0.190 oz
0.190 oz
Type
Coin
Coverage
This item can be viewed on Hallie Ford Museum of Art's website.
Citation
“Maurice Tiberius, Half-Follis,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/114.