TYPE Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius (582-602 AD), bronze half follis, Constantinople mint, 4.57g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing holding globus cruciger, Latin legend MAVRC TIBER PP AVG (partly visible)
Rev: Denomination (K = 20 nummi), cross above, ANNO to left, officina "alpha" below, regnal year 10 to right
REFERENCE: SB 497
GRADING: AVF / F+, brown patina, unusual style
ORDER INFO: B1649, $65
Interesting and unusual style, which should be attributed probably to Kyzikos, or possibly even the conjectured "military" mint.