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Solidus of Tiberius III

Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 698–705
Mint: Constantinople

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.48 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.701
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Tiberius III facing, with short beard, wearing crown and cuirass, and holding spear and shield.
DTIBERI USPE AU
Reverse: Cross potent on three steps.
VICTORIA AVGUA CONOB in exergue
ProvenanceBy 1935: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935