© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Solidus of Maurice Tiberius

Place CreatedIstanbul, Turkey, Europe

CultureByzantine

PeriodReign of Maurice Tiberius

Dateca. 582-602

MediumGold

Dimensions1/8 oz., 7/8 in. (4.3 g, 2.2 cm)

Object numberX.0553

Label TextObverse: MAVR TIB PP AVG, with facing bust of emperor holding globus cruciger

Reverse: VICTORI AAVGG, with Victory Holding Cross and Mappa. Greek gaffito by right obverse rim: θΜ

Mint Mark: CONOb, officina Γ
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
EUMAA Permanent Collection Gallery, June 11, 1987
EUMAA Permanent Collection Gallery, March 1990
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 11.

Status

Not on view

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