Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE Dekanummium, Ravenna mint 562-563 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS PP; helmeted, cuirassed bust front holding globus cruciger and shield / Large I with ANNO to left and year XX-XVI right, all within wreath.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 3,38 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: Sear 326; DOC 353

Commentary: scarce; olive-grey patina, minor roughness good details with sharp reverse

History: Even after the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 AD, Ravenna stayed in Byzantine hands as a capital town of Exarchate of Ravenna until the Lombard sack of the city in 751 AD.

Article Number: 054-06-02-41652