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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: 4.44 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.306
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Tiberius II facing, with short beard, wearing crown and cuirass, and holding spear and shield
DTIBERI USPE AU
Reverse: cross potent on three steps.
VICTORIA AVGUZ CONOB in exergue
DTIBERI USPE AU
Reverse: cross potent on three steps.
VICTORIA AVGUZ CONOB in exergue
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965