E-auction 670-703048 - bby_1101200 - JUSTIN II AND SOPHIA Pentanummium
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| Estimate : | 70 € |
| Price : | 23 € |
| Maximum bid : | 57 € |
| End of the sale : | 16 February 2026 15:02:40 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Pentanummium
Date: 567-578
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 1,42 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Flan centré. Usure régulière. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GRAND MONOGRAMME.
Obverse legend : IUSTINAI KAI SO FIAS
Obverse translation : (Justin II et Sophie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GRANDE E LUNAIRE.
Reverse legend : D
Commentary
Ce type rappelle plutôt les dernières monnaies romaines de cuivre des règnes de Léon ou de Zénon, raison pour laquelle ce type fut parfois attribué à Justinien Ier.
This type is more reminiscent of the last Roman copper coins from the reigns of Leo or Zeno, which is why this type was sometimes attributed to Justinian I
This type is more reminiscent of the last Roman copper coins from the reigns of Leo or Zeno, which is why this type was sometimes attributed to Justinian I
Historical background
JUSTIN II AND SOPHIA
(11/15/565-10/5/578)
Justin, nephew of Justinian I, married Sophia, the niece of Theodora, in 548. They were crowned on November 20, 565. Justin deprived of reason, it was in fact Sophia who governed with the help of Narses, general-in-chief Italy, which she ends up disgracing. He did not know how to face the problems and the invasions of the Lombards in Italy, the Visigoths in Spain, the Sassanids in the East. Crazy, Justin was associated with Tiberius as Caesar from 574, and for the last four years he was the de facto reigner. He was associated as august in September 578. Justin died on October 5.
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