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

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 1,92 g

Grade: F/gF

Attribution: SB 197; DOC 108

Commentary: rare; olive green patina, flan cracks, decent details

History: Under the Byzantine empire Cherson was a popular place of exile, welcoming also a banned pope Martin I in 653 AD.

Article Number: 048-07-06-41652