Coin of Maurice Tiberius c. 601 - 602

This coin of Maurice Tiberius, now at Harvard, is made out of metal. I love thinking about how this coin came into being, shifting, emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with the artist. Imagine what it might have been like to create this object. What were they thinking when they made it? The color and surface are so important: the surface is worn and scratched, but the image still somehow persists. That linear, almost scratchy approach communicates feeling, intention, and meaning. It's like they are communicating something from the past. Artists are in an ongoing conversation, inspiring one another’s creativity across time. This coin represents a form of expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.