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Tremissis of Maurice
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 583–602
Mint: Ravenna
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 1.52 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.348
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Maurice to right wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
DNMAVRC TIBPPAVC
Reverse: Victory facing front, looking left. In right hand, wreath. In left hand globus cruciger. Star in field at right.
VICTORIAAVCVSTORVN in exergue: CONOB
DNMAVRC TIBPPAVC
Reverse: Victory facing front, looking left. In right hand, wreath. In left hand globus cruciger. Star in field at right.
VICTORIAAVCVSTORVN in exergue: CONOB
ProvenanceBy 1935: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935