Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE 8 Nummi, Thessalonica mint 538-552 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large H between smaller A and P, cross above.

Diameter: AE20 mm

Weight: 4 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: SBCV 189; DOC 100a

Commentary: rare; grey patina, unusual large flan, some roughness

History: The decades 530-550 AD were marked by some natural disasters (extreme weather, plague, earthquake) which weakened the Eastern Roman Empire.

Article Number: 054-10-08-41652