Byzantine Empire. Justinian I (AD 527-565). 10 Nummi / Decanummium (No reserve price)

Justinian I ruled the Byzantine Empire from AD 527 to 565 and was renowned for legal reforms and territorial reconquests. The 10 Nummi, also called a decanummium, was a bronze coin denomination used during his reign in the early Byzantine period. Byzantine coinage continued Roman traditions while developing distinctive Christian iconography and imperial imagery. Coins of Justinian I reflect both the empire’s economic practices and its ideological messages emphasizing divine sanction and imperial authority. Such coins are important to collectors and historians for understanding Byzantine monetary systems, art, and the continuity and transformation from antiquity to the medieval era.