Coin Item Number: 3095/218 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

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 illegible; to right, it says ‘ANVSPPIV’. Reverse: large ‘I’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XXIII’ in a vertical position; in exergue, ‘[TH]ϤΠ’, with a diagonal line through the 'Π'.

History Of Use

"Decanummium" (denomination); DO# 236; Sear# 254.