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Andronicus III was the Byzantine Emperor from 1328 AD to 1341 AD. The following maps are snapshots of the interesting Youtube video "The History of the Byzantine Empire : Every Month". The maps show the Byzantine Empire, at the end of the reign of Andronicus II in 1328 AD, and at the end of the reign of Andronicus III in 1341 AD. We see that, according to the maps, during the reign of Andronicus II, the Byzantine Empire lost most of its remaining territory in Asia Minor, but it still held Nicomedia, and Nicaea, and interestingly, Philadelphia deep in the interior of Asia Minor (compare with the maps in my Michael VIII maps post in this thread). Then, we see that, according to the maps, during the reign of Andronicus III, the Byzantine Empire lost Nicomedia and Nicaea to the Muslim Ottoman Turks, but the Byzantine Empire had a net gain of territory in Greece, and the Byzantine Empire still amazingly held Philadelphia deep within Asia Minor, and a few ports on the western coast of Asia Minor. Here's my Andronicus III bronze trachy. It's a brockage. A brockage is when a flan is hammered between the dies, and then the coin gets stuck on 1 of the dies, and then the coin makes an imprint on the next flan, when the next flan is hammered. This creates an image on 1 side of the coin, and an indented mirror image on the other side of the coin. On the obverse/brockage side of my coin, one can see part of the Fleur-De-Lis, and perhaps part of Andronicus III's robe. On the reverse side of my coin, Saint Demetrius is completely missing, seemingly because of a weak strike on that part of the coin. NOTE : Ross G. at his web site www.glebecoins.org (an interesting web site) disagrees with the reference books Dumbarton Oaks (DO), Grierson, and Lianta. Ross G. says that, based on hoard data, this coin type was minted during the reign of Andronicus II, with a calculated mint date of circa 1297 AD. Ross G. is our Nvmis Forvms member @Glebe. Andronicus III. AE Trachy. Minted 1328 AD To 1341 AD. Thessalonica Mint. DO 936. Grierson 1473. Lianta 844. Maximum Diameter 19.7 mm. Weight 1.83 grams. Obverse : Brockage Of Reverse. Reverse : On Left Saint Demetrius 3/4 Length Facing Front With Halo, At Center Staff Surmounted By Large Fleur-De-Lis Held By Saint Demetrius And Andronicus III, On Right Andronicus III 3/4 Length Facing Front, Top Left (Delta-H-M-H?), Top Right (A-N-Delta-Rho?). NOTE : Ross G. at his web site www.glebecoins.org (an interesting web site) disagrees with the reference books Dumbarton Oaks (DO), Grierson, and Lianta. Ross G. says that, based on hoard data, this coin type was minted during the reign of Andronicus II, with a calculated mint date of circa 1297 AD.

To continue my "Monday morning quarterback" analysis. After comparing the coin versus ACsearch examples. Trajan's beard looks like someone carved a bunch of horizontal and vertical lines, in a cross hatch pattern, onto his face. And his mouth looks very wrong. His mouth is slightly open, which seems wrong, and it looks like his mouth is rotting, like a zombie.

I've occasionally wondered, if some of my bronze coins are tooled. I'm certainly not an expert at detecting tooling. Here's a copy of the untooled example which Barry Murphy posted in the Coin Talk thread, followed by @robinjojo's example. Of course, it's easy for me to pick on the coin, now that Barry Murphy and David Vagi have given their expert, professional opinions that the coin is tooled. My opinion of the coin is prejudiced by knowing that Barry and David have identified it as tooled. Here's my "Monday morning quarterback" opinion of the coin. 1st, the obverse legend is suspicious, because the obverse legend is not circular at all. The obverse legend is very lopsided. The right side of the obverse legend suspiciously follows along the edge of the coin, as if the right side of the legend were tooled along the edge of the coin. In contrast, the obverse legend on the untooled coin, looks relatively circular, which seems like the way it should be. 2nd, at 4 o'clock on the obverse, there is a suspicious line on the inside of the legend, where it seems like coin material may have been removed, in order to carve out the legend. 3rd, on the reverse, on the left figure, the robe below the belt, has suspicious looking crude lines, which look like they may have been carved into the coin.

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Hello @arcadivs. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms. Your coin is interesting. I collect Byzantine coins, and I have an A2 and an A3. I've never seen anything quite like your coin. As you said, perhaps it's an Islamic imitation or Armenian imitation. Or maybe it's a Crusader imitation of a Byzantine coin, or an official Crusader coin. I don't know. However, there are other Byzantine collectors, who have a lot of Byzantine knowledge : @voulgaroktonou, @Valentinian, @Simon, and @Severus Alexander. Maybe 1 of them knows something about it. Or, maybe 1 of the other Byzantine collectors knows something about it.

I don't have any Michael VIII coins. However, I'll post 2 maps, and some history. In 1258 AD, Theodore II, the Emperor Of Nicaea, died at the age of 36. Theodore II's son John IV became the Emperor Of Nicaea in 1258 AD at the age of 7. Michael VIII quickly led a coup, in which Michael VIII made himself the guardian of John IV. In 1259 AD, Michael VIII made himself co-Emperor Of Nicaea. Michael VIII's military had a major victory in western Greece in 1259 AD. This victory allowed Michael VIII to focus his military on the conquest of the city of Constantinople, which was still ruled by the Latin Empire, the Crusaders. In 1261 AD, when most of the Latin army and Venetian navy were away from Constantinople attacking a Nicaean island, part of Michael VIII's army sneaked into the city of Constantinople through a secret passage, and attacked the city walls from the inside, and opened a city gate, to allow the rest of Michael VIII's army into the city. After a short battle, Michael VIII's army conquered the city of Constantinople. In 1261 AD, Michael VIII entered the city of Constantinople in triumph, and he was crowned Byzantine Emperor at the Hagia Sophia. The legitimate Emperor Of Nicaea, John IV, was blinded on his birthday at the age of 11, and then imprisoned. Thus, the Laskaris Dynasty of the Empire Of Nicaea ended, and the Palaeologus Dynasty of the resurrected Byzantine Empire began. The following 2 maps are snapshots of the interesting Youtube video "The History of the Byzantine Empire : Every Month". The maps show the Byzantine Empire, near the beginning of the reign of Michael VIII as the Byzantine Emperor in 1261 AD, and near the end of the reign of Michael VIII as the Byzantine Emperor in 1282 AD. We see that, according to the maps, during the reign of Michael VIII, some Byzantine territory was lost in the west and east, and a few small islands were gained. In 565 AD, the Byzantine Empire ruled most of the Mediterranean Sea. Now, in 1282 AD, the Byzantine world has become much smaller, and now the Byzantine Empire only consists of part of Greece and part of western Asia Minor. One wonders, if the Byzantine people's world view became smaller, slowly collapsing as their empire slowly collapsed.

Yes, Tiberius II coins and Maurice Tiberius coins, can be difficult to tell apart. I'm not an expert. Here's what I concluded, for 40 nummi bronze coins, after looking at photos of Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins and Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coins, in Sear and Dumbarton Oaks. This is only for 40 nummi bronze coins. I don't know anything about smaller denominations (20 nummi, 10 nummi, 5 nummi, etc). 1. All Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins seem to have a crown with a cross on top. I have not found any Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins, which have a crown with a trefoil on top. 2. Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coins, can have a crown with a cross on top, or a crown with a trefoil on top. 3. Certain regnal years, are not found on Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins. Most Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins, have regnal years 5, 6, 7, and 8. However, some have regnal year 4, shown as II over II, such as Sear 447. Sear 466 seems to be a unique type, in that it is a Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coin, which sometimes has regnal year II. So if a coin, which looks like a Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coin, has regnal year I, or regnal year III, then probably it is a Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coin. There seem to be no regnal year I, and no regnal year III, for Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins. 4. Some Tiberius II 40 nummi bronze coins have a lowercase "m" on the reverse, and others have an uppercase "M" on the reverse. 5. Some Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coins have a lowercase "m" on the reverse, and others have an uppercase "M" on the reverse. 6. The legends on these coins, were often blundered, which sometimes makes it difficult, to tell them apart. Here are my Tiberius II and Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coins. Tiberius II. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Regnal Year 5. Minted 578 AD To 579 AD. Constantinople Mint. Sear 430. Maximum Diameter 36.7 mm. Weight 17.60 grams. Obverse : Tiberius II Bust Facing Front, Holding Mappa And Eagle Tipped Scepter, Cross Above Eagle. Reverse : Large Lower Case "m", Mint "CON", Officina E. Maurice Tiberius. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Regnal Year 3. Minted 585 AD. Antioch/Theopolis Mint. Sear 532. Maximum Diameter 29.5 mm. Weight 12.79 grams. Obverse : Maurice Tiberius Bust Facing Front, Trefoil On Top Of Crown, Holding Mappa And Eagle Tipped Scepter. Reverse : Large Lower Case "m", Mint "THEUP".

Perhaps this is true. It seems like, if someone believes that coins were stolen, then it may be better, to handle it in a court of law, where evidence is presented, and a legal conclusion is reached.

Thanks @Hesiod. However, I can't view the Facebook discussion, because I'm not a member of the "Ancient & Medieval Coins" Facebook group. I'm not a member of any Facebook groups, which discuss coins. I don't intend to join any. Perhaps someone could tell me the information, especially any proof, that the coins were stolen.

Can someone provide a link to the Facebook discussion? I've searched Google and Facebook, but I haven't found it, yet. Also, are there any other relevant links, which provide proof, that the coins were stolen? EDIT : P.S. : I am not a member of any Facebook groups, which discuss coins. I don't intend to join any. Therefore, perhaps I cannot view the relevant Facebook discussion. Therefore, maybe someone could tell me the information, if I cannot view the Facebook discussion.

Interesting. My A2 Jesus coin seems to be either type 3 or type 20. I can't quite tell, how many dots are on the book, even when I hold the coin up to a light, because the book is worn and/or corroded. I found the same table in Grierson's book "Byzantine Coins" page 208. The book says, on pages 205 to 207, that no one knows for sure, what the different decorations mean. The book says, that the decorations may be dates, or they may be mint marks, or they may be something else.

@Nerosmyfavorite68 Those are interesting A2 Jesus coins ("anonymous folles"). The Coin 1 reverse has a 6 ray decoration, and 2 horizontal decorations, at the top and bottom. The Coin 2 reverse has a 4 ray decoration or cross, and 2 horizontal decorations, at the top and bottom. Here's my only A2 Jesus coin ("anonymous follis"). On the reverse of my coin, there is a dot on the bottom, below the inscription. Basil II. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Minted 976 AD To 1025 AD. Constantinople Mint. Class A2. Sear 1813. Maximum Diameter 31.5 mm. Weight 12.89 grams. Obverse : Jesus Christ With "EMMA" On Left Edge, "NOVHL" On Right Edge, EMMANOVHL Is Latinized Hebrew For "Emmanuel" Meaning "God With Us", "IC XC" On Left And Right, Abbreviation For "IHSUS XRISTUS" Greek For "Jesus Christ". Reverse : "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE" Greek For "Jesus Christ King Of Kings".

The Crusaders, also called the "Latins", ruled the city of Constantinople, and varying amounts of nearby territory, from 1204 AD to 1261 AD. When the Crusaders conquered Constantinople in 1204 AD, the Byzantine Empire split into at least 4 parts : the Latin Empire, the Empire Of Nicaea, the Empire of Thessalonica, and the Empire Of Trebizond. However, it is debatable, whether the Latin Empire should be called "Byzantine". Some persons would also say, that none of the 4 parts should be called "Byzantine", and that the Byzantine Empire ended in 1204 AD. I have not studied this aspect of the Byzantine Empire enough, to know the answer. The following maps are snapshots of the interesting Youtube video titled "Wars of the Byzantine Partition: Every Month". The maps show the 4 (or possibly more) parts of the Byzantine Empire, and some of the nearby empires, at various times. Unfortunately, the Empire Of Trebizond is not shown in its entirety. Here's my Latin Empire trachy. The coin has been clipped, which is typical. Latin Empire. Billon Trachy. Minted 1204 AD to 1261 AD. Constantinople Mint. Sear 2035. Maximum Diameter 20.5 mm. Weight 1.15 grams. Obverse : Jesus Christ Full Length Facing Front, Standing On Dais. Reverse : Emperor Full Length Facing Front, Right Hand Holding Labarum, Left Hand Holding Globus Cruciger. The coin has been clipped, which is typical.

In my non-expert opinion, the edge of the coin, seems similar to the edge of an electrotype fake, in which the 2 sides (obverse and reverse) are manufactured separately, and then glued together. Museums used to create electrotype fakes, for various reasons (displays for multiple museums? souvenirs? I don't remember exactly). However, I'm not an expert in the areas of electrotype fakes, or Byzantine miliaresions. Here are a couple of web pages, which discuss electrotype fakes, and which have some examples of electrotype fakes. On the 1st link, scroll down, to see the examples which say "electrotype". https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php?album=39 https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=electrotype

I can imagine. Draped bust dollars are not cheap. That's for sure. Especially a nice 1 like that.

Nice. Here are my favorites. In order of most favorite, most favorite at the top. 1. United States: 1799 silver Draped Bust dollar 2. Greece (Carian Islands, Rhodes): ca. 88-84 BC silver drachm

Alexius III was the Byzantine Emperor from 1195 AD to 1203 AD. In 1195 AD, Alexius Angelos, the older brother of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II, proclaimed himself Emperor, and the soldiers quickly switched their allegiance to Alexius, who became the Byzantine Emperor Alexius III. Then, Alexius III ordered Isaac II to be blinded and imprisoned. Isaac II was in prison for 8 years. Alexius III was a terrible Emperor. Alexius III bankrupted the treasury by giving lavish gifts, and Alexius III allowed the military's officers to do whatever they wanted, which caused the army to become almost useless, and eventually the neglected navy had only 20 worm eaten ships. In 1203 AD, the Crusaders of the 4th Crusade, allied with Isaac II's son Alexius (a different Alexius), and attacked Constantinople. Rather than trying to lead his military to defend Constantinople, Alexius III cowardly fled Constantinople, sneaking away during the night. After that betrayal, the imperial staff went to Isaac II's prison cell, and proclaimed the blind Isaac II as the Byzantine Emperor again in 1203 AD. In an attempt to appease the Crusaders, Isaac II named his son Alexius as Co-Emperor, who then became Byzantine Co-Emperor Alexius IV. However, this did not appease the Crusaders. In 1204 AD, yet another Alexius, Alexius Doukas, led a successful palace coup, which resulted in the deaths of Isaac II and Alexius IV, and Alexius Doukas became the Byzantine Emperor Alexius V. Alexius V's military fought against the Crusaders, but the Crusaders easily won the battle, and Alexius V fled the city. Then, in 1204 AD, in a shameful event, the Crusaders sacked Constantinople, killing and raping and looting, killing women and children, destroying many works of art, some of which dated back to ancient Greece, and stealing many religious relics and works of art, many of which were taken to western Europe. An estimated 2,000 Byzantine citizens were killed. It was the 1st time, in the history of the Byzantine Empire, that the city of Constantinople had ever fallen. The following map is a snapshot of the nice Youtube video titled "The History of the Byzantine Empire : Every Month". The map shows the Byzantine Empire, near the end of the reign of Alexius III in 1203 AD. We see that, compared with the end of the 1st reign of Isaac II in 1195 AD (see my Isaac II post in this thread), the Byzantine Empire has lost territory in northern Greece. Here's my Alexius III billon aspron trachy. Both obverse and reverse show signs, that the coin was struck twice. If I remember correctly, this was common for Byzantine trachy coins. If I remember correctly, perhaps it was because, the curved surface of the flan, or the curved surface of the dies, perhaps sometimes required the person who struck the coin, to rock the die from side to side, and strike the die twice, in order for all of the design to appear on the coin. If I remember correctly, perhaps this was because, perhaps sometimes the curvature of the obverse die, was different than the curvature of the reverse die. Alexius III. Billon Aspron Trachy. Minted 1195 AD To 1197 AD. Constantinople Mint. Sear 2011. DO 3a. Maximum Diameter 27.2 mm. Weight 2.00 grams. Obverse : Bust Of Jesus Christ Facing Front, Beardless, With Halo. Reverse : On Left Alexius III Standing Facing Front Bearded Wearing Crown With Pendilia Holding Labarum In Right Hand, On Right Saint Constantine Standing Facing Front Bearded With Halo Wearing Crown With Pendilia Holding Labarum In Left Hand, Alexius III And Saint Constantine Hold Globus Cruciger Between Them.

If the slab is an NGC slab, or NGC Ancients slab, or PCGS slab, then the slab affects affects whether I will buy the coin, and the slab affects how much I am willing to spend on the coin. Especially the NGC Ancient slab, because they seem to be very good at recognizing fakes, and they won't slab a coin that they believe is fake. I consider myself to be a collector of ancient, medieval, and modern coins. I've only sold 3 coins. All 3 were US coins, which I sold at local coins shows. 2 of the coins I sold, when I upgraded to a nicer coin of the same type. The other was a coin that I just didn't like anymore. I've been collecting US coins since childhood, and I've been collecting ancients and medievals since 2018. I'm a generalist, which means that I sometimes acquire coins, for which I'm not an expert at the coin type. Out of the approximately 250 coins that I've bought, only 7 were slabbed. Most of the slabbed coins were relatively expensive coins, for me. Coins which I really really wanted, for 1 reason or another. 1 was ancient Persian (NGC Ancients slab). 1 was ancient Chinese (Chinese slab). 1 was medieval Chinese (Chinese slab). 2 were ancient Greek (NGC Ancients slabs). 1 was medieval England (NGC slab). 1 was a US coin (PCGS slab). I've removed all 7 coins from their slabs. I'm never 100% confident, that a coin is authentic. There's always a little bit of doubt. The doubt doesn't bother me, but I like to reduce the doubt, when I can. I tend to buy from sellers, who have a good reputation, for not intentionally or accidentally selling fakes. If a coin is expensive, then I usually search ACsearch, and I compare the coin with other examples of the coin type, to see if the coin seems authentic. Often I'll search ACsearch, even if the coin is not expensive. Here is a list, of the most expensive coins, which I've bought or won at auction. I've noted which coins were slabbed, and which coins were not slabbed. The coins are listed in order of cost, with the most expensive coin at the top. Not slabbed : Spanish Colonial Silver Piece Of Eight 1595 AD Not slabbed : Justinian I Green 40 Nummi Follis 40 mm Not slabbed : Ionia Electrum Rosette 600 BC To 550 BC Not slabbed : John VIII Stavraton Not slabbed : Alexander The Great Tetradrachm Slabbed : Aegina Turtle Stater 500 BC Slabbed : Ionia Electrum Blank 650 BC To 600 BC Not slabbed : Justinian I Brown 40 Nummi Follis 44 mm Not slabbed : Tiberius II 40 Nummi Follis Not slabbed : China Zhou Dynasty Round Hole Coin Not slabbed : Aes Grave Uncia Frog Northern Italy Not slabbed : Alexander The Great Drachm Not slabbed : Byzantine Jesus Coin Not slabbed : Himyarite Silver Coin Not slabbed : Greek Cast Cup Coin One can see, that most of my most expensive coins, were not slabbed. For me, a slab, especially an NGC Ancients slab, is equal to buying the coin from a seller who has a good reputation, for not intentionally or accidentally selling fakes.

I don't like the idea, of having to "plea" anything. I wonder, why we have laws, that allow an accused person, to plea guilty, or plea not guilty. I'm pretty sure, that some innocent people plea guilty, because they are afraid of getting a worse sentence, than if they plea not guilty. It seems contrary to the 5th Amendment against self incrimination or being coerced to "confess". It seems like, the whole "plea" business, is to save time and money. I also don't like the idea, of an accused person, cutting a deal with the prosecution, to be a witness against another accused person, in exchange for a lesser sentence. That seems like bribery, to me. Bribing a witness. It seems like, it would be an incentive, for the witness to lie and say that he/she saw the other accused person commit the crime, even if the other accused person didn't commit the crime. I'm not saying that Mr. Beale is innocent. I just don't like the idea of "plea guilty" or "plea not guilty" or "plea bargaining".

It's quite a coincidence, that he has the same name as the Nobel Prize winner, who helped to create the theory of the Higgs Mechanism and the Higgs particle. They are both British. However, his middle name is different. I wonder if the Nobel guy is annoyed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Higgs

P.S. : It seems to me, that, this part, may be helpful, or it may become too complicated, and perhaps it would be unnecessary.

Yes. I wish that NGC Ancients would allow customers, to choose a "grading certificate", instead of a slab. The certificate could have an ID number, just like a slab does. One could use the ID number, to lookup high resolution photos of the coin, on the NGC Ancients web site. Every ancient coin looks different, because of flan shape, style, strike, wear, and corrosion/tone/patina. Therefore, if the coin looks like the photos on the NGC Ancients web site, then it seems like, you could be pretty sure that the coin was graded by NGC Ancients, and therefore is probably authentic. NGC Ancients already offers such a certificate, but only if the coin cannot be slabbed (too small, too brittle, etc).

Isaac II was the Byzantine Emperor from 1185 AD to 1195 AD, and from 1203 AD to 1204 AD. Overall, Isaac II was a failure. According to Wikipedia, "Surrounded by a crowd of slaves, mistresses, and flatterers, he permitted his empire to be administered by unworthy favourites, while he squandered the money wrung from his provinces on costly buildings and expensive gifts to the churches of his metropolis." In 1195 AD, Alexius Angelos, the older brother of Isaac II, proclaimed himself Emperor, and the soldiers quickly switched their allegiance to Alexius, who became the Byzantine Emperor Alexius III. Then, Alexius III ordered Isaac II to be blinded and imprisoned. However, that was not the end, for Isaac II. In 1203 AD, Isaac II became the Byzantine Emperor again. The following map is a snapshot of the nice Youtube video titled "The History of the Byzantine Empire : Every Month". The map shows the Byzantine Empire, near the end of the 1st reign of Isaac II in 1195 AD. We see that, compared with the end of the reign of Andronicus I in 1185 AD (see my Andronicus I post in this thread), the Byzantine Empire has lost territory in northern Greece, and has lost the island of Cyprus. Here's my Isaac II billon aspron trachy, from the 1st reign of Isaac II. Isaac II First Reign. Billon Aspron Trachy. Minted 1185 AD To 1195 AD. Constantinople Mint. Sear 2003. DO 3. Maximum Diameter 28.8 mm. Weight 3.82 grams. Obverse : Mary With Halo Seated Upon Throne Facing Front, Holding Head Of Infant Jesus Christ With Halo, M-Rho On Left, Theta-V On Right, M-Rho Theta-V Is Abbreviation For "Meter Tou Theou" Greek For "Mother Of God". Reverse : Emperor Full Length Facing Front, Holding Scepter Cruciger In Right Hand, Holding Akakia In Left Hand, I/CAA/KI/OC On Left.

Yes. Great Collections is an auction house. It seems to me, that Great Collections is an extreme version of Heritage. While most of the ancient coins on Heritage are slabbed, all of the ancients on Great Collections, that I've ever seen, seem to be slabbed. However, some of the ancients on Great Collections are ANACS, rather than NGC Ancients. Some of the ancients on Heritage are ANACS, rather than NGC Ancients, and some are raw (which Heritage calls "uncertified"). I don't mind buying slabbed coins. I've gotten pretty good at removing them. Sometimes the prices of slabbed coins seem pretty reasonable. Sometimes. Ionia EL 1/24 Stater. Minted 650 BC To 600 BC. Uncertain Mint. SNG Kayhan 678. Hogarth 6. Maximum Diameter 6.0 mm. Weight 0.59 grams. Obverse : Plain. Reverse : Square Incuse Punch.

Here's my Maurice Tiberius 40 nummi bronze coin. If I remember correctly, the obverse legend may be blundered. Maurice Tiberius was a successful general under Tiberius II. Maurice Tiberius was chosen by Sophia, the wife of the former Emperor Justin II, to be the successor of Tiberius II. Sophia had also chosen Tiberius II to be the successor of Justin II. According to Wikipedia, Maurice Tiberius's "court still used Latin, as did the army and administration, and he promoted science and the arts...His fault was too much faith in his own excellent judgment without regard to the disagreement and unpopularity which he provoked by decisions in themselves right and wise. He was a better judge of policy than of men...In 602, the Byzantine army rebelled against Emperor Maurice, largely due to exhaustion and outrage over orders to continue campaigning north of the Danube in winter as well as previous cuts in wages." The army proclaimed Phocas, a middle ranking officer who had emerged as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers, to be their leader. Phocas entered Constantinople and was crowned Emperor. Maurice Tiberius and his 6 sons were executed. Maurice Tiberius's wife and 3 daughters were temporarily spared, but 3 years later they were also executed. Maurice Tiberius. AE 40 Nummi Follis. Regnal Year 3. Minted 585 AD. Antioch/Theopolis Mint. Sear 532. Maximum Diameter 29.5 mm. Weight 12.79 grams. Obverse : Maurice Tiberius Bust Facing Front, Trefoil On Top Of Crown, Holding Mappa And Eagle Tipped Scepter. Reverse : Large Lower Case "m", Mint "THEUP".