Identified: Byzantine Gold Semissis Of Tiberius II

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ivas75 New Member Greece 3 Posts	Posted 02/05/2008 10:49 am Hello to everyone! Is it possible to help me identify this coin? I am not sure whether it is Roman or Greek or... Any help would be appreciated Thank you in advance, Giannis. Image: IMG_0007a.jpg 71.51 KB Image: IMG_0009a.jpg 67.79 KB Edited by Sap 02/06/2008 06:38 am Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/05/2008 1:34 pm Well, little do I know about these coins, but judging by the cross and the name, it may be one of the Constantine emperors. Due to the cross, this coin was minted after 325 AD, when Christianity become the state religion of the Roman Empire. I'm sure somebody here will help you better! Edited by KurtS 02/05/2008 2:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ivas75 New Member Greece 3 Posts	Posted 02/05/2008 3:12 pm I thought that it should be roman due to the latin but I was confused by the cross. Thank you. I hope will find out more on this... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16963 Posts	Posted 02/06/2008 03:10 am quote: I am not sure whether it is Roman or Greek or... It is both, yet neither - it's Byzantine, a gold semissis of Emperor Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 AD). Obverse: DM CONSTANTINVS PP AG. Reverse: cross on circle, VICTOR TIBERI AVS, CONOB below. Listed in the Sear catalogue of Byzantine coins as number 424. This tremissis on Wildwinds is similar, but smaller, and without the circle beneath the cross. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/06/2008 12:16 pm Well, that's cool to hear. I knew somebody knowledgeable would respond, which usually means Sap! Report this Post to the Staff
ivas75 New Member Greece 3 Posts	Posted 02/07/2008 08:20 am Amazing! Thank you very much Sap and KurtS!! Report this Post to the Staff
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