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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.1.9
People
Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine (r. 582 - 602)
Title
Solidus of Maurice Tiberius, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
582-602
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336392

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.46g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ON MAVVRC TIb AVI
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI - AAVCC delta

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Muenzen und Medaillen, AG, Basel, FPL 541, March 1991 no.37], sold; to Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (1991-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC I, 149b p.337

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.1.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Maurice facing, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and helmet with plume, diadem and pendilia. In right hand he holds the globe cruciger, over left shoulder fold of paludamentum.
Rev.: Angel standing, facing, holding a long staff in r. hand surmounted by X P, and the globe cruciger in left.

Verification Level

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