BYZANTINE, Maurice Tiberius ~ 582-602 (Year 3 584-5) ~ Æ Half Follis (5.98g) ~ Crowned cuirassed facing bust ~ Large K, ANNO III, KYZ in ex. Cyzicus mint. Ex CNG XIX, Lot 241 (Feb. 1992). Scarce ~ SB-520, MIB-89D ~ aVF

Composition: Silver (

SNG Cop-465 (PII)

Reverse: Displays a standing eagle with open wings facing right

after realizing that there was a shortage of British Mandate coins

925 silver

This hammer-struck silver coin is remarkably tiny—smaller than a U

Ptolemy III

Issuer: State of Israel (1948-date)

the year 1997

anniversaries

while the reverse by sculptor Johan Steyn features an arrangement of historical coins above the denomination

As King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632