Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE 8 Nummi, Thessalonica mint. DN IVSTINIANVS AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large H, cross above, A to left, P to right.

Diameter: AE24 mm

Weight: 2,74 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: Sear BCV 189

Commentary: scarce; brown-black patina, flat strike area

History: Justinian's wife Theodora was of Monophysite branch of Christinaity and thus considered heretic; she adhered to her religion and even hid some co-believers in the palace.

Article Number: 022-02-06-41652