I am Maurice, Byzantine emperor. For a time, I held Constantinople in my name: city of gold mosaics and blue. I stood at the threshold of East and West. There, in the Bosphorus, two continents touched through water — like a sentence that refuses to end. The only poem that will resist time and erosion itself.
An authentic Byzantine coin dedicated to Emperor Maurice, excavated from the buried layers of Constantinople’s memory. An object of endurance, sovereignty, and perseverance.
Authentic ancient coin, cast in silver, plated with 18kt gold.






