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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Byzantine Coins| ▸ |Justinian Dynasty| ▸ |Tiberius II||View Options:   | | | Joint rule with Justin II, 26 September - 5 October 578 A.D.Tiberius II Constantine served as a regent for the insane emperor Justin II, who raised him to the rank of Augustus. Justin died nine days later, leaving Tiberius II Constantine as sole emperor. He was very popular because he cut taxes and was very generous with the funds of the Empire. He appointed Maurice as his successor and gave his daughter in marriage to him. Tiberius II Constantine died in 582. The regnal years of Tiberius are determined from his appointment as regent and Caesar in December 574. |
All coins of Tiberius III are scarce or rare.SL111842. Bronze follis, Anastasi 337, DOC II-2 32, Spahr 271, Tolstoi 60, Hahn MIB 79b, SBCV 1395, Sommer -, Wroth BMC -, Ratto -, NGC AU, strike 4/5, surface 3/5 (6057928-005), weight 3.57 g, maximum diameter c. 20.5 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse (Sicily, Italy) mint, late 698 - summer 705 A.D.; obverse no legend, bust of Tiberius III facing, wearing loros and crown with cross, spear diagonally before body in right, shield ornamented with horseman on left shoulder, star left; reverse large M (40 nummi) between two palm fronds, Tiberius' monogram
above, SCL in exergue; ex Heritage auction 232305 (1 Feb 2023), lot 61247 (part of); NGC| Lookup; rare; SOLD
Tiberius II Constantine, regent for the insane Justin II, was made Augustus nine days before Justin died. He was very popular because he cut taxes and was generous with the funds of the Empire. He appointed Maurice as his successor and gave him his daughter in marriage.SH52138. Bronze 30 nummi (3/4 follis), DOC I 15b, Morrisson BnF 6/Cp/AE/19, Wroth BMC 38, Tolstoi 72, Hahn MIB 27, Sommer 6.9, SBCV 432, Ratto -, VF, large flan, attractive desert patina, weight 10.922 g, maximum diameter 32.9 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 579 - 14 Aug 582 A.D.; obverse DM TIb CONS-TANT PP AV, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, crown with cross and pendilia; reverse large XXX (30 nummi), cross above, CONA in exergue; unusual denomination; scarce; SOLD
On 14 August 582, Tiberius II Constantine died in Constantinople at age 47, possibly from deliberately poisoned food. He had reigned for four years, during which Thrace and Greece were inundated by the Slavs. He was succeeded by his son-in-law, Maurice, a former notary who commanded the Byzantine army in the war against the Persian Empire.BZ93510. Bronze follis, DOC I 31a, Wroth BMC 70, Tolstoi 52, Hahn MIB II 35, SBCV 441, Sommer 6.17, Morrisson BnF -, Ratto -, Choice gVF, full border centering on a broad flan, bold strike, brown tone, small edge split, weight 10.572 g, maximum diameter 31.3 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 581 - 14 Aug 582 A.D.; obverse Δm TIb CONSTANT P P AVG, crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, crown with cross and pendilia, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and ΣI/I (year 8), cross above, NIKOA (Nikomedia, 1st officina) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
BZ14409. Bronze follis, SBCV 430; MIB 25; DOC I 11e, gVF, large flan, weight 16.107 g, maximum diameter 37.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 579 - 580 A.D.; obverse om TIb CONSTANT PP AVI, crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and regnal year U (year 5), cross above, CONE in exergue; scarce; SOLD
BZ82593. Bronze follis, DOC I 34; SBCV 444, VF, weight 17.191 g, maximum diameter 36.4 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 579 A.D.; obverse om TIb CONSTANT PP AVI, crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and regnal year U (year 5), cross above, KYZB in exergue; very rare; SOLD
In 580, the Roman Senate sent an embassy to Constantinople. This was the Roman Senate's last recorded act, after which it disappears from history.BZ62379. Bronze follis, Wroth BMC 29 - 30, Morrisson BnF 10, Tolstoi 30, Ratto 932, DOC I 13b (not in the collection, refs BMC), Hahn MIB II 25, SBCV 430, VF, weight 18.237 g, maximum diameter 31.2 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 580 - 581 A.D.; obverse Dm Tib CONSTANT PP AVI (or similar), crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, ANNO right, regnal year 7 left, CONE in exergue; SOLD
In 580, the Roman Senate sent an embassy to Constantinople. This was the Roman Senate's last recorded act, after which it disappears from history.BZ62377. Bronze follis, SBCV 430, Hahn MIB II 25, VF, weight 17.967 g, maximum diameter 36.5 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 579 - 580 A.D.; obverse om TIb CONSTANT PP AVI, crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and regnal year u (year 5), cross above, CONA in exergue; big 36 mm bronze; scarce; SOLD
Byzantine Empire, Tiberius II Constantine, 26 September 578 - 14 August 582 A.D.
In 580, the Roman Senate sent an embassy to Constantinople. This was the Roman Senate's last recorded act, after which it disappears from history.BZ94295. Bronze follis, Wroth BMC 29 - 30, Morrisson BnF 10, Tolstoi 30, Ratto 932, DOC I 13b (not in the collection, refs BMC), Hahn MIB II 25, SBCV 430, VF, well centered, ragged flan, weight 12.440 g, maximum diameter 33.5 mm, die axis 225o, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 580 - 581 A.D.; obverse Dm Tib CONSTANT PP AVI (or similar), crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, ANNO right, ΣI left (regnal year 7), CONB exergue; SOLD
In 581, a Byzantine army under command of Maurice, supported by Ghassanid forces under king Al-Mundhir III, failed to capture Ctesiphon, the Persian capital. Maurice accused Mundhir III of treason and brought him to Constantinople for trial. Tiberius II treated him well and allowed Mundhir with his family a comfortable residence. Al-Nu'man VI, son of Mundhir III, revolted with the Ghassanids after his father was arrested.BZ75279. Bronze follis, DOC I 30a, Wroth BMC 67, Tolstoi 50, Ratto 955, Sommer 6.17.1, Hahn MIB II 35, SBCV 441, Morrisson BnF -, VF, green patina, weight 13.080 g, maximum diameter 29.4 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 580 - 581 A.D.; obverse Δm TIb CONSTANT P P AVG (or similar), crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, crown with cross and pendilia, crown with cross and pendilia, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi), between ANNO and GI (year 7), cross above, NIKOA (Nicomedia, 1st officina) in exergue; SOLD
Our coin share an obverse die Dumbarton Oaks Collection (DOC) BZC.1974.16 (click the acquisition number to see it online). The DOC specimen was not in the collection when their catalog was published. DOC I 48 describes a variety with the same types except year seven is written as ςI instead of U/II. This type with the date written U/II is otherwise unpublished in the exhaustive list of references we examined and we only know of the two specimens.BZ114211. Bronze half follis, DOC Online BZC.1974.16 (same obv. die); Wroth BMC 115 var. (ςI); DOC I 48 var. (same, not in coll., refs. Wroth) (see note), aVF, dark patina, corrosion, scrape, deposits, weight 5.589 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 180o, Theopolis mint, 580 - 581 A.D.; obverse [...]
, cuirassed bust facing wearing crown with cross and pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield on left shoulder ornamented with horseman; reverse large XX (20 nummi), cross above, A/N/N/O in a column left and U/II in two rows right (year 7), 
(Theopolis mintmark) below; ex Priapus Numismatics e-auction 1 (5 Nov 2023), lot 1312; extremely rare variant; SOLD
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