Coin

"Decanummium" (denomination); DO# 252-4; Sear# 236.

Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: bust of Justinian I, facing forward, with diadem, cuirass, and helmet with plume; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a shield; above shield, there is a cross; to left, inscription is missing; to right, it says 'NVSPPAV'. Reverse: large ‘I’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, '[X]XIIII'; above, cross; in exergue, 'ϤHϤΠ’, with a diagonal line through the 'Π'.