Description: Justin II (565 - 578 AD). AE Pentanummium, Ravenna mint. DN IVSTINVS P AVG; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large Є, cross to right.

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 1,76 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: DOC 217; MIBE 86 (Rome); Ranieri 436; SB 416

Commentary: olive patina, sharp details

History: In 568 AD the Lombards invaded by then Byzantine Italy and 8 years later Justin II send an army under the command of his son-in-low, who was killed and his forces defeated.

Article Number: 031-08-08-41652