- Object Name:
- Coin
- Title:
- Solidus of Emperor Maurice Tiberius
- Place Made:
- Constantinople (Turkey)
- Date:
- c. 595 CE
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Samuel Friedenberg Collection
- Accession Number:
- JM 163-79
Not On View
This gold solidus of the Emperor Maurice Tiberius (582–602 CE) is a fine example of the Byzantine style. The ruler is seen face front rather than in profile; he wears a plumed helmet with a jeweled diadem and holds in his right hand the cruciger, an orb surmounted by a cross.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.