Object Title
Tremissis with Emperor Maurice Tiberius (obverse), Cross Potent (reverse),
Measurements
5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Creation Date
582-602
Credit Line
Gift of Pitt and Barbara Hyde; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.brooksmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/19943/101/title-asc?t:state:flow=67f4d6a3-d437-4d67-a84b-71683713f023
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Antiquity: “The Ancient past, esp. the times preceding the Middle Ages”
Provenance Information
Estate of Dorothy Sturm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988; Pitt and Barbara Hyde, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016
Exhibition Information
no known prior exhibitions
Publication Information
no known prior publications
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Coins of the Byzantine Empire were issued in very large numbers and were widely circulated. In the past coinage of this type tended to be poorly illustrated in sales catalogues, thus making it difficult to trace the provenance of particular pieces. Although Dorothy Sturm began collecting in the 1960s or 70s, the Brooks has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition of this and other coins in collection as they were acquired by the donor after her death in 1988. The coin greatly enhances the Brooks’ collection of Medieval and Byzantine Art.