Light weight solidus (23 siliquae)  of Maurice Tiberius, Constantinople
CoinsByzantine6th-7th century

Light weight solidus (23 siliquae) of Maurice Tiberius, Constantinople

583-601 CE

Artists

Maurice TiberiusCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, in cuirass and helmet with plume, circlet in front and pendilia. Holds globe cruciger in r. hand. Over l. shoulder, fold of paludamentum. In field r., star. Rev.: Angel standing, facing. holding long staff with Chi-Ro in r. hand, and globe cruciger in l. In field r., star.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Gold
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Century
6th-7th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.21 g

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