Coin of Maurice Tiberius | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.736
People: Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine (r. 582 - 602)
Title: Coin of Maurice Tiberius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 597-598 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/146044

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

11.07 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: (large "a" - delta?)NMAYGammaI CNP(with line above)AYTau(with line above)
Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., TauHEYP. To r., XYI (X above YI). Beneath, A

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 1, 168a (p. 344)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.736
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, in consular robes and crown with trefoil ornament. In r. hand, mappa; in l., eagle-topped scepter. Crown with cross.
Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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