Description: Justin I (518 - 527 AD). AE Pentanummium, Cherson mint. D N IVSTINVS AV; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR; emperor standing right, holding long cross and globe.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 3,02 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: S 12C; A311 So. A311 So. 1.13-14; ES9

Commentary: scarce; brown and olive green patina

History: Througout the antiquity the city was known as Chersonesos and its name was abbreviated to Cherson at the end of the 6th century AD.

Article Number: 004-10-02-42960