582 AD - 602 BC

Mauricius Tiberius   Cherson   Imperium Byzantinum
Μαυρίκιος Τιβέριος   Χερσών   Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία
4 Pentanummi / 4 Πεντανούμμια AE 23
 SHH 3368

3368 Mauricius Tiberius Cherson 4 Pentanummi AE

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 7.02 g   21.2-23.3 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF
Maurice on left, and empress Constantina, on right, standing facing, both nimbate;
the emperor holds globus cruciger, the empress holds cruciform sceptre;
cross between thier heads; XEP / CONOC clockwise around; border of dots.
On left, Theodosius nimbate standing facing; he holds long cross with christogramm;
on right, large Δ (= 4), cross above; border of dots.
 Mint of the Cherson.4 Pentanummi = 20 Nummi = 1/2 Follis.
Also attributed to Iustinus II, 575-578 AD.
Ex Berk and England sale, December 1989, lot 79.
BMC 290; Dumbarton Oaks I 301; Sear Byzantine 610