Early Byzantine - 40 Nummi - AE Byzantine Bronze - Circa 582-602 AD - Mounted in Sterling Silver

Mint: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire                           Denomination: 40 Nummi Reign: Emperor Mauricius Tiberius (582-602)                    Date: Circa (595-596)      Weight: 11.45 gm                                                          Mount: Sterling Silver Description: Obverse:  Crowned bust facing, in consular robes. Reverse: Large M, with cross above, Δ [officina mark] between legs, with date either side. CON in exergue. History: Nummia is a Latin term meaning "coin” but used technically for a range of copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during Late Antiquity. This coin was minted in bronze throughout the Byzantine Empire in wide variety. The “M” stands for the coin’s value, which is 40 Nummia (equal to half a follis). The word “ANNO” that is written to the left of the “M” means “year” and the Roman numerals to the right of the “M” was the reigning year of the emperor who is depicted on the reverse side of the coin. The Byzantine Empire is a