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Solidus - Mauricius Tiberius VICTORIA AVGG, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 582-601 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Three distinct obverse types are known for this issue. BCV#477 presents a frontal, crowned and cuirassed imperial bust, with the emperor holding a globus cruciger in the right hand and a shield decorated with a horseman motif in the left, rendered in the formal hieratic style of late Byzantine court art. BCV#478 and BCV#480 depict a cuirassed frontal bust wearing a plumed helmet, with the emperor holding a globus cruciger, reflecting a more martial iconographic tradition. The legend is inscribed in Latin around the bust, with variant spellings distinguishing the two principal obverse types. All types exhibit the characteristic broad, flat flan and bold relief typical of Constantinopolitan solidus production of the late sixth and early seventh centuries. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An angel stands in full frontal view at center, rendered in the stylized, elongated manner characteristic of Byzantine numismatic art of this period. The figure holds in its right hand a long staff surmounted by a Staurogram (a Tau-Rho monogram, an early Christogram predating the Chi-Rho in coinage use), and in its left hand a globus cruciger, symbolizing divine authority over the Christian world. The exergue bears the standard Constantinopolitan mint mark CONOB, denoting refined gold struck at Constantinople. The reverse legend VICTORI-A AVGG flanks the angel, with an officina letter appearing as part of the mintmark. BCV#480 introduces a variant with the letter T in the right field. |
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