Coin

"Decanummium" (denomination); DO# 263; Sear# 238

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; to left, inscription says ‘DNIVS’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: large ‘I’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XXXIIII’ in a vertical position; above, a cross; in exergue, ‘THϤΠ’, with a diagonal line through the 'Π'.