Tiberius II Constantine, 578-582. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.48 g, 6 h), Carthage, RY 6 = 579/80. δ m TIb CONSTANT P P AVG Draped and cuirassed bust of Tiberius II Constantine facing, wearing crown surmounted by a small cross and with pendilia, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG S / CONOB Jewelled cross potent set on four steps. DOC 58b. MIB 13. SB 462. Rare. A lustrous and very well centered example. Good extremely fine.


From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.