Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AR Half Siliqua, Carthage mint 534/7-552 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large monogram, cross above, S below, all within wreath.

Diameter: AR15 mm

Weight: 1,14 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: MIBE 53; SB 254 (siliqua)

Commentary: scarce; some cristallization and ragged flan

History: On September the 15th 533 AD Belisarius with his army entered the city of Carthage and brought the city back into the Roman Empire after 98 years of Vandal rule.

Article Number: 061-10-03-42750