Coin of Maurice Tiberius | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.701
People: Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine (r. 582 - 602)
Title: Coin of Maurice Tiberius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 591-592 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/145792

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

11.81 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ONM AVTIB
Reverse Inscription: L.arge "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., NIKO. To r., X. Beneath, A.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 1, 100a (p. 326)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.701
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, wearing cuirass and crown. In r. hand, gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield.
Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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