Justin I; AE Pentanummium, Antioch
115,00 €
Description
Justin I (518 – 527 AD). AE Pentanummium, Antioch mint. DN IVSTINVS PP AV; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Antioch, turreted, seated left within columned shrine with half submerged figure of river-god Orontes swimming at her feet, retrograde epsilon to left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE12 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,86 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | SB 111; DOC 57 |
| Commentary: | exceptional specimen, olive-grey patina with reddish contrasting deposits, good details with sharp river-god |
Historical Context
Justin I stayed illiterate all his life and made probably the ultimate career, being born as peasant and swineherd and ending up as Roman emperor.
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