page_title: Theodosius (son of Maurice)
hierarchical_section_title: Theodosius (son of Maurice)
caption_attribution_description: English: Maurice Tiberius, with Constantina and Theodosius. 582-602. Æ Follis – 8 Pentanummia (31mm, 13.95 g, 1h). Cherson mint. Struck 584-602. ∂ N m A VRIC P P AVG, Maurice and Constantina standing facing on dais, both nimbate, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively; above, cross between / Large H; to left, Theodosius standing facing, nimbate, holding long cross; cross above. DOC 303.2; MIB 157a; SB 607. VF, dark green-brown patina, light scratch on obverse.
context_page_description: Theodosius was the eldest son of Byzantine Emperor Maurice and was co-emperor from 590 until his deposition and execution during a military revolt in November 602. Along with his father-in-law Germanus, he was briefly proposed as successor to Maurice by the troops, but the army eventually favoured Phocas instead. Sent in an abortive mission to secure aid from Sassanid Persia by his father, Theodosius was captured and executed by Phocas's supporters a few days after Maurice. Nevertheless, rumours spread that he had survived the execution, and became popular to the extent that a man who purported to be Theodosius was entertained by the Persians as a pretext for launching a war against Byzantium.
context_section_description: Theodosius (Greek: Θεοδόσιος; August 4, 583/585 – after November 27, 602) was the eldest son of Byzantine Emperor Maurice (r. 582–602) and was co-emperor from 590 until his deposition and execution during a military revolt in November 602. Along with his father-in-law Germanus, he was briefly proposed as successor to Maurice by the troops, but the army eventually favoured Phocas instead. Sent in an abortive mission to secure aid from Sassanid Persia by his father, Theodosius was captured and executed by Phocas's supporters a few days after Maurice. Nevertheless, rumours spread that he had survived the execution, and became popular to the extent that a man who purported to be Theodosius was entertained by the Persians as a pretext for launching a war against Byzantium.
caption: Copper follis from the Cherson mint, showing Maurice, the empress Constantina, and Theodosius holding a staff surmounted with the Chi-Rho.
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