Maurice Tiberios (582–602)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, and holding Christ before her. A large, thick cross potent with an elongated vertical shaft at left and right. No visible border.
Reverse
Bust of Maurice Tiberios wearing a crown with pendilia and a circular decoration in front, and a chlamys. Remains of a circular inscription beginning at left. Indeterminate border.
DAV.......PAV
D(ominus) n(oster) Mau[ric(ius) Tib(erius) p(er)]p(etuus) au[g(ustus)].
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, and holding Christ before her. A large, thick cross potent with an elongated vertical shaft at left and right. No visible border.
Reverse
Bust of Maurice Tiberios wearing a crown with pendilia and a circular decoration in front, and a chlamys. Remains of a circular inscription beginning at left. Indeterminate border.
DAV.......PAV
D(ominus) n(oster) Mau[ric(ius) Tib(erius) p(er)]p(etuus) au[g(ustus)].
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4253 (formerly DO 55.1.4253) |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 9.2 |
Translation
Dominus noster Mauricius Tiberius perpetuus augustus.
Our lord Maurice Tiberios, eternal augustus.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Maurice Tiberios’s seals continue the divergence from the design of coins noted first in the reign of Tiberios Constantine, with the Mother of God on the former and Winged Victory on the latter. Among both seals and coins are preserved examples in which the emperor’s name is read “Mauricius Tiberius” and “Tiberius Mauricius.”
The bottom half of the crosses flanking the Mother of God are elongated and the bases are triangular.