Maurice Tiberius Æ 40 Nummi. Uncertain 'military mint', dated RY 2 = AD 583/4. [D N] ᙏAVRICI Tib P P [AVG], crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, A below, ANNO to left, II to right, CON in exergue. BCI -; MIBE 149 (Moneta Militaris Imitativa); DOC 24 (Constantinople); Sear -, but cf. note p. 139. 10.60g, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
This coin belongs to a series of imitative coins which Hahn attributes to a military mint of uncertain location (see MIBE p. 58). Sear did not include them as a separate class in his catalogue however noted that they exhibit 'a certain uniformity of style' (see references).