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ID:     2220
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Tiberius II Constantine
Date Ruled:     AD 578-582
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 581 - 582 A.D.
Diameter:     30.7 mm
Weight:     12.06 g
Die Axis:     1.5 h
Obverse Legend:     Dm TIb[] -TANTANT PP AVI (blundered)
Obverse Description:     Crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right, eagle tipped scepter in left, cross above eagle
Reverse Legend:     M / A/N/N/O / ς/II / CONE
Reverse Description:     Large M, cross above, ANNO right, ς/II (year 8) left, CONE (= Constantinople officina 5) in exergue
Mint Mark:     CON
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     DOC I 14e (obv legend var)
Reference2:     SB 430 var
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=3643