Maurice Tiberius, AE Decanummium, Antioch Mint, RY 16 = AD 597/8

Maurice Tiberius, 527-565 AD, AE Decanummium (bronze, 3.44g, 19mm), Antioch Mint, RY 16 = AD 597/8

Obv: Crowned facing bust wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre

Rev: Large I; date X/UI; 'THEUP' mint in exergue

Ref: DOC I 209; MIB II 102

Rarity/Choice: Common, VF

Note: Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 AD, was a pivotal figure in history. He launched ambitious military campaigns to reclaim lost Roman territories, oversaw the codification of Roman law in the Corpus Juris Civilis, commissioned grand architectural projects like the Hagia Sophia, and left an enduring legacy in Byzantine culture and governance.