Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1396. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. TIBERIUS III (Apsimar). 698-705 AD. Æ 
Half Follis (2.79 gm, 6h). Syracuse mint. 
Estimate $500 Sold For $2600 

TIBERIUS III (Apsimar). 698-705 AD. Æ Half Follis 
(2.79 gm, 6h). Syracuse mint. Facing bust, with 
short beard, wearing crown and cuirass, holding 
spear and shield; star in left field / Large K 
with O on upright; T/I-B/E around. DOC II -; Spahr 
-; MIB III -; SB -. Choice EF, dark green patina. 
Apparently unpublished; the only known Sicilian 
half follis of Tiberius III. ($500)

From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection.

Since early in the reign of Constans II, the 
tradition at Syracuse was for the emperor to be 
identified only by monogram on his bronze coinage. 
It is curious that Tiberius used his name on this 
unusual half follis.

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