Tremissis - Mauricius Tiberius

Maurice Tiberius came to power in 582 following the death of Tiberius II Constantine, inheriting a treasury depleted by war on two fronts — Persians in the east, Avars and Slavs pressing hard along the Danube. His reign ended when Phocas led a military mutiny in 602, triggered in part by Maurice's order that troops winter beyond the Danube rather than return home — a cost-cutting measure that cost him his throne and his life.

The tremissis, worth one-third of a solidus, circulated primarily in contexts where the full solidus was too large a denomination for everyday transactions. DOC I#14 places this type firmly within Constantinople's output.