Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE 16 Nummi, Thessalonica mint. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVC; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large AISP, star-cross-star above, TES in ex.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 6,24 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: BMC 167-170; DOC 98c; MIB 169d; SB 177

Commentary: olive patina with contrasting deposits, well centered, good details, attractive style

History: Justinian closed the Neoplatonic Academy in Athens - probably the last institution in the empire teaching pagan, classical knowledge.

Article Number: 034-03-05-41652