| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24066 Price realized: 380 USD (Approx. 357 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV tremissis (16mm, 1.47 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, clipped, bent. Constantinople. D N TIbЄ-RI PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius right, seen from front / VICTOR mAVRI AVS, cross potent; CONOB in exergue. Sear 488. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-maurice-tiberius-ad-582-602-av-tremissis-16mm-147-gm-6h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-clipped-bent/a/61386-24066.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24028 Price realized: 420 USD (Approx. 394 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV tremissis (17mm, 1.49 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 2/5, wrinkled. Constantinople. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right, seen from front / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, head left, with globus cruciger in outstretched left hand, wreath in outstretched right; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 145. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-tremissis-17mm-149-gm-6h-ngc-au-4-5-2-5-wrinkled/a/61386-24028.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24065 Price realized: 430 USD (Approx. 404 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV tremissis (15mm, 1.10 gm, 6h). NGC MS 4/5 - 3/5, clipped, wavy planchet. Constantinople. D N TIbЄ-RI PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius right, seen from front / VICTORI mAVRI AVS, cross potent; CONOB in exergue. Sear 488. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-maurice-tiberius-ad-582-602-av-tremissis-15mm-110-gm-6h-ngc-ms-4-5-3-5-clipped-wavy-planchet/a/61386-24065.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24069 Price realized: 525 USD (Approx. 493 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV solidus (18mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). NGC AU 2/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Carthage, dated Indictional Year 3, 2nd cycle (AD 599/600). D N mAVRI-CTb PP AN Γ, draped, cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing pearl-diademed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI-A AVGG Γ (indictional year), Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; CONOB in exergue. Sear 549. The early history of the Byzantine mint at Carthage is closely tied to political and military activity in the region. Justinian began minting gold coinage at Carthage soon after Africa's reconquest from the Vandals, but following the final defeat of the Moorish uprising in AD 548, many troops were withdrawn and the production of solidi was halted. Very few gold coins were struck in Carthage until Maurice came to the throne in AD 582. Concerned with the defense of Justinian's reconquered Western possessions, he created the Exarchate system in Africa and Italy, which stipulated that these important regions would be governed semi-autonomously by a military figure. The creation of the Exarchate of Africa meant that its capital of Carthage struck an ever-increasing number of gold solidi, and the semi-autonomous nature of the Exarchate allowed the gold coins of Carthage to gradually develop both a globular shape and a distinct (and in some cases more refined) style compared with the issues of Constantinople. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-maurice-tiberius-ad-582-602-av-solidus-18mm-447-gm-6h-ngc-au-2-5-4-5-flan-flaw/a/61386-24069.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24053 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 516 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV solidus (20mm, 4.41 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, clipped, scratches. Constantinople, 8th officina. o N mAVRC-TIb PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet and pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI-A AVGG H, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; CONOB in exergue. Sear 478. The most capable of Justinian's immediate successors, Maurice Tiberius commanded armies during the Persian wars of Tiberius II and was raised to the rank of co-emperor shortly before the latter's death in AD 582. Maurice vigorously pursued the Persian war and was able to take advantage of their internal disputes by restoring the exiled Great King Khusro II to the Sasanian throne in AD 591, resulting in a favorable peace treaty. This freed up soldiers for the Balkan campaign against the invading Avars and Slavs, who proved difficult to dislodge. Maurice reorganized the Empire's western possessions by appointing viceroys called Exarchs in Italy and Carthage, enabling them to hold out for another century or more. The cost of continuing war had to be met by harsh taxation, making his regime unpopular, and the severe weather of the "little ice age" in the AD 600s-700s made for miserable fighting conditions on the northern front. In AD 602 the Balkans army mutinied and proclaimed a half-barbarian junior officer, Phocas, as emperor. Despite reigning with competence and integrity for 20 years, Maurice was overthrown and executed along with his entire family. His downfall opened the floodgates to a deluge that soon swept away the East Roman state entirely, replacing it with a diminished and very different entity we now call Byzantium. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-maurice-tiberius-ad-582-602-av-solidus-20mm-441-gm-6h-ngc-ms-5-5-3-5-clipped-scratches/a/61386-24053.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61357 | Auction date: 14 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 22009 Price realized: 410 USD (Approx. 375 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV solidus (21mm, 4.41 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, wavy flan, clipped. Constantinople, 6th officina. o N mAVRC-TIb PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI-A AVGG S, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; CONOB in exergue. Sear 478. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-maurice-tiberius-ad-582-602-av-solidus-21mm-441-gm-7h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-wavy-flan-clipped/a/61357-22009.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61357-01142024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
