Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE Pentanummium, Cherson mint. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Monogram of Cherson.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 2,22 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: DOC 108; MIB 253; SB 197

Commentary: rare; dark grey patina, some deposits, ragged flan, good portrait

History: In 581 AD Cherson was besieged by Göktürks, Turc people, whose distant relatives bring the empire to its ultimate end nearly 9 centuries later.

Article Number: 051-06-01-41652