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

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 2,78 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: DOC 108; MIBE 253; Anokhin 314

Commentary: rare; green patina, good details with legible legends

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: 047-03-06-41652