★ Struck on a particularly broad flan ★

Maurice Tiberius, 582-602. Light weight Solidus of 23 Siliquae (Gold, 21 mm, 4.37 g, 7 h), Theoupolis (Antiochia). O N mAVRC TIb P P AVI Draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet with diadem and pendillia, holding globus cruciger in his right hand; in field to right, star. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG S / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger in his left hand and long staff surmounted by staurogram with his right; in field to right, star. DOC 150b. MIB 11 corr. ('Constantinopolis'). SB 528. A lustrous example struck on a particularly broad flan. Struck from a somewhat corroded obverse die, otherwise, good extremely fine.