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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 7766150, member: 118540"]Here are photos, of my Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coin.</p><p>Note how similar it looks, to a Tiberius II 40 nummus coin. The legends on these coins, were often blundered, which makes it difficult, to tell them apart. Also, some Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, Sear 532, have a lowercase "m" on the reverse, just like the Tiberius II 40 nummus coins. This is what mine has. On the other hand, Maurice Tiberius coins of Sear 533, have an uppercase "M" on the reverse.</p><p>The main difference, between Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, versus Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, is on the obverse. For Tiberius II, the Emperor's crown, has a cross on top. For Maurice Tiberius, the Emperor's crown, has a trefoil on top.</p><p>In fact, the seller misattributed my coin, probably accidentally, as a Tiberius II coin, and I was fooled. I just now remembered, that I was fooled, when I just now looked at the seller description, of the coin. That's funny, how I had blocked that out of my mind. That's okay. I still like the coin.</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Maurice Tiberius 40 Nummus. Sear 532. Minted during regnal year 3, which was approximately 585 AD. Minted in Antioch, which was also called "Theoupolis". Diameter = 28 mm. Weight = 12.7 grams.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331572[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 7766150, member: 118540"]Here are photos, of my Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coin. Note how similar it looks, to a Tiberius II 40 nummus coin. The legends on these coins, were often blundered, which makes it difficult, to tell them apart. Also, some Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, Sear 532, have a lowercase "m" on the reverse, just like the Tiberius II 40 nummus coins. This is what mine has. On the other hand, Maurice Tiberius coins of Sear 533, have an uppercase "M" on the reverse. The main difference, between Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, versus Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, is on the obverse. For Tiberius II, the Emperor's crown, has a cross on top. For Maurice Tiberius, the Emperor's crown, has a trefoil on top. In fact, the seller misattributed my coin, probably accidentally, as a Tiberius II coin, and I was fooled. I just now remembered, that I was fooled, when I just now looked at the seller description, of the coin. That's funny, how I had blocked that out of my mind. That's okay. I still like the coin. ------------------------------------------------------------- Maurice Tiberius 40 Nummus. Sear 532. Minted during regnal year 3, which was approximately 585 AD. Minted in Antioch, which was also called "Theoupolis". Diameter = 28 mm. Weight = 12.7 grams. [ATTACH=full]1331572[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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