Solidus of Maurice Tiberius
dN MAVRIC TIb PP AVG, facing bust of Maurice Tiberius, draped and cuirassed, with elaborate crown with jeweled band, plume, and pendillia, holding globus cruciger in left hand / VICTO(RI)A AVGC; officina letter (E); victory figure standing frontal, holding staff with Christogram in left hand and globus cruciger in right hand; mintmark CONOB
The emperor Maurice Tiberius (Greek: Μαυρίκιος Τιβέριος Αὔγουστος), r. 582-602, is depicted as sole emperor.
Provenience: CN 270, Found in Room H along with other coins and jewelry of the Our Lady Monastery, Beth Shean, 1930
Date: 582–602 C.E.
Length: 18.75mm
Weight: AV; 4.31 g
Object Number: 31-50-398 (Field No. 30-10-371)
Further Reading:
Fitzgerald, Gerald M. 1939. A Sixth Century Monastery at Beth-Shan. Plate 4, Figs. 1-2.
Israeli, Yael and David Mevorah. 2000. Cradle of Christianity. Fig. 95.
CN 270, This object was found in Room H along with other coins and jewelry of the Our Lady Monastery, Beth Shean, 1930. Plan from Fitzgerald, Gerald M. 1939. A Sixth Century Monastery at Beth-Shan, plate II.