Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1335. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. Estimate $1500 Sold For $1600 

TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE. 578-582 AD. AV Solidus 
(4.43 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Consular issue 
of 579 AD. CONSTANT AGG UIU FELIX, crowned facing 
bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and 
eagle sceptre with cross / VICTOR TIbERI AVG, 
cross potent on four steps; CONOB. Cf. DOC I 3/2; 
cf. MIB II 3/2; cf. SB 421/420. Good VF, polished. A great rarity in the 
Byzantine series in addition to being an unpublished hybrid. ($1500)

From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection. Ex Elsen 
35 (2 July 1994), lot 346.

Tiberius marked his accession in 579 by accepting 
the office of consul, and wearing the consular 
robes on a special issue of solidi, the first 
numismatic appearance of this court uniform in 100 
years. This unique legend is expanded to 
Constantine Augustissimus Vivat Felix - or 
approximately "(Tiberius) Constantine, Most High 
Augustus, Live Long and Prosper". As noted for DOC 
3, the obverse legend has been re-cut, and 
originally ended AVG. 

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