Coin of Maurice Tiberius | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.754
People: Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine (r. 582 - 602)
Title: Coin of Maurice Tiberius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 584-602 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Chersonesos (Bosporos)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/145777

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

13.74 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: XEP CONOC
Reverse Inscription: Large "H".

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 1, 299.2 (p. 374)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.754
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Maurice on l. Constantina on r. standing, crowned, and nimbate. He holds in r., gl. cr.; she holds long cruciform scepter.
Rev.: H. Above, cross. To l., Maurice's son Theodosius standing, nimbate, holding long cross with Chi-Ro at the top.

Verification Level

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