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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 7769633, member: 118540"][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] Your Sear 447 is an example of an interesting type. It is one of the Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, which has an uppercase "M" on the reverse. Also, on the obverse, the Emperor is holding a globus cruciger and a shield, rather than a mappa and an eagle tipped scepter. Also, the Emperor is wearing a cuirass, rather than consular robes. Also, it has regnal year 4, shown as II over II.</p><p>For Sear 447, the officina letter is underneath the uppercase "M" on the reverse. In Sear, it says, that the officinae for Sear 447 were beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon. On your coin, the officina letter is very blurry. Maybe it's a beta. Or maybe it's a gamma. Or maybe it's an epsilon. I can't tell.</p><p>I didn't find any photos of Sear 447 in Sear, Grierson, or Dumbarton Oaks. However, I searched ACsearch for the following :</p><p>tiberius 447</p><p>and I found the following 2 photos of examples of Sear 447. The 1st example has a nice, clear gamma officina letter, underneath the uppercase "M" on the reverse. The 2nd example has a blurry officina letter, which is called beta in the description :</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1285184" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1285184" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1285184</a></p><p>2. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=225895" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=225895" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=225895</a></p><p>Note that, most Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, have regnal years 5, 6, 7, and 8. However, some have regnal year 4, shown as II over II, such as Sear 447.</p><p>Sear 466 seems to be a unique type, in that it is a Tiberius II 40 nummus, which sometimes has regnal year II.</p><p>There seem to be no regnal year I, and no regnal year III, for Tiberius II 40 nummus coins.</p><p>So if a coin, which looks like a Tiberius II 40 nummus coin, has regnal year I, or regnal year III, then probably it is a Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coin.</p><p>Looking at various dealer listings, I see many Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, which are misattributed as Tiberius II 40 nummus coins. The trefoil on top of the crown, and/or the regnal year, give them away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 7769633, member: 118540"][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] Your Sear 447 is an example of an interesting type. It is one of the Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, which has an uppercase "M" on the reverse. Also, on the obverse, the Emperor is holding a globus cruciger and a shield, rather than a mappa and an eagle tipped scepter. Also, the Emperor is wearing a cuirass, rather than consular robes. Also, it has regnal year 4, shown as II over II. For Sear 447, the officina letter is underneath the uppercase "M" on the reverse. In Sear, it says, that the officinae for Sear 447 were beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon. On your coin, the officina letter is very blurry. Maybe it's a beta. Or maybe it's a gamma. Or maybe it's an epsilon. I can't tell. I didn't find any photos of Sear 447 in Sear, Grierson, or Dumbarton Oaks. However, I searched ACsearch for the following : tiberius 447 and I found the following 2 photos of examples of Sear 447. The 1st example has a nice, clear gamma officina letter, underneath the uppercase "M" on the reverse. The 2nd example has a blurry officina letter, which is called beta in the description : 1. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1285184[/URL] 2. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=225895[/URL] Note that, most Tiberius II 40 nummus coins, have regnal years 5, 6, 7, and 8. However, some have regnal year 4, shown as II over II, such as Sear 447. Sear 466 seems to be a unique type, in that it is a Tiberius II 40 nummus, which sometimes has regnal year II. There seem to be no regnal year I, and no regnal year III, for Tiberius II 40 nummus coins. So if a coin, which looks like a Tiberius II 40 nummus coin, has regnal year I, or regnal year III, then probably it is a Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coin. Looking at various dealer listings, I see many Maurice Tiberius 40 nummus coins, which are misattributed as Tiberius II 40 nummus coins. The trefoil on top of the crown, and/or the regnal year, give them away.[/QUOTE]
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