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ID number: BIRBI-B2303 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Carthage 1945 Hoard Maker: Maurice; Carthage Denomination: Solidus Place made: Carthage Culture: Byzantine Date made: 582-602 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 1.85 Weight (g): 4.38 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 1574. 5th October 1966, from the Carthage 1945 Hoard, number 38. |

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Description: Obverse: bust of Maurice facing wearing cuirass, paludamentum, diadem with pendilia and plumed helmet holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: Victory facing holding globus cruciger in l. hand and chrismon-topped staff in r.
Inscriptions: Obverse: DN mAVRI C ITb PPANΔ (Our Lord Maurice Tiberius eternal Augustus). Reverse: VICTORI A AVCC (Imperial Victory). Control mark: Δ (4). Mint mark: CONOB.
Bibliography: DOC I AV218, MIB II 25b.1
Notes: Has been XRF tested as part of 'All That Glitters' project.
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