ROMAN & BYZANTINE COINS
Tiberius II Constantine, 578-582. Follis (Bronze, 40mm, 16.33 g 6), Nicomedia, Year 6 = 579-580. D m TIb CONSTANT P P AVG Facing bust of Tiberius II, wearing consular robes, diademed crown with cross on circlet and pendilia, and holding a mappa and an eagle-tipped sceptre surmounted by a cross. Rev. ANNO – U / NIKOB Large m surmounted by a cross. DO 29b. MIBE 35. SB 441. A well struck and well preserved coin with an attractive green patina. Minor areas of weakness otherwise, extremely fine.