Maurice Tiberios (582–602)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, and holding Christ before her. A small, thick cross with an elongated vertical shaft at shoulder level at left and right. Border of dots.
Reverse
Bust of Maurice Tiberios wearing a crown with a cross on top and pendilia. Remains of a circular inscription beginning at left. Border of dots.
DNTIERA. . .
D(ominus) n(oster) Tiber(ius) Ma[uric(ius) p(er)p(etuus) aug(ustus)].
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, and holding Christ before her. A small, thick cross with an elongated vertical shaft at shoulder level at left and right. Border of dots.
Reverse
Bust of Maurice Tiberios wearing a crown with a cross on top and pendilia. Remains of a circular inscription beginning at left. Border of dots.
DNTIERA. . .
D(ominus) n(oster) Tiber(ius) Ma[uric(ius) p(er)p(etuus) aug(ustus)].
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4252 (formerly DO 55.1.4252) |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 9.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 7a. Similar specimens published in Likhachev, “Nekotorye,” 506, fig. 23; Seyrig, no. 3; and Seibt, Bleisiegel, no. 9a. |
Translation
Dominus noster Tiberius Mauricius 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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Nekotorye stareishie tipy pechati vizantijskich imperatorov (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel in Österreich, Vol. 1, Kaiserhof (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.”