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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1824. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. MAURICE TIBERIUS. 582-602 AD. AR Quarter 
                                Siliqua (0.54 gm, 5h). Carthage mint. Bidding 
                                Closed Estimate $500 

                              MAURICE TIBERIUS. 582-602 AD. AR Quarter Siliqua 
                              (0.54 gm, 5h). Carthage mint. Helmeted facing 
                              bust; two crosses flanking / Cruciform monogram. 
                              DOC 242 var. (monogram); MIB III 63a var. (same); 
                              SB 555 var. (same). Good VF, toned, slightly rough 
                              surfaces. Unique and unpublished. ($500)

                              From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.

                              This coin represents the third known variety of 
                              the Maurice monogram type quarter siliqua from 
                              Carthage, two of which are known from unique 
                              specimens. The common type (MIB 63) has a monogram 
                              with composed Greek letters MAVPK (MaurikioV) 
                              within it, while MIB 63a has a mixture of Greek 
                              and Latin letters-MARK. This new specimen is 
                              purely Greek- MAPK.








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High bid of $850, $977.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €688.5, £467.5, C$1062.5, A$1105, on June 8, 2005.

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