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

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 2 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: DOC 108; MIBE 253; Anokhin 314

Commentary: olive green patina, intriguing punch on obverse

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: 054-02-02-41652