TYPE Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius (582-602 AD), bronze follis, Nikomedia mint, struck 589/90 AD DESCRIPTION . Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger, partial Latin legend MAVRC TIBER PP AVG (partial legend TINIA visible on outer rim from Justinian undercoin) Rev: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), cross above, ANNO to left, officina "beta" below, regnal year 8 to right, mint mark NIKO at bottom REFERENCE: SB 512 GRADING: AVF, peripheral weakness, olive green patina ORDER INFO: B1635, $40