bby_295542 - JUSTINIAN I Decanummium
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Price : 125.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 125.00 €
Type : Decanummium
Date: 534-545
Mint name / Town : Rome ou Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Beau portrait de Justinien Ier. Revers inhabituel. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : DN IVSTINI-ANVS P AVG.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé, drapé et cuirassé de Justinien Ier à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A’a) ; diadème perlé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Grand X entre deux étoiles dans une couronne..
Commentary
Ce type est parfois attribué à un atelier sicilien (MBR) plutôt qu’à l’atelier de Rome.
This type is sometimes attributed to a Sicilian workshop (MBR) rather than to the workshop of Rome
This type is sometimes attributed to a Sicilian workshop (MBR) rather than to the workshop of Rome
Historical background
JUSTINIAN I
(1/08/527-14/11/565)
Justinian succeeded his uncle Justin in 527 after a co-regency from April 4 to August 1, 527. He reigned with Empress Theodora. The construction of Hagia Sophia was completed under his reign, which marks the height of the Byzantine conquests. Carthage as well as Africa and part of Numidia were reconquered from the Vandals thanks to General Bélisaire. After a century of Vandal domination, Romanism once again reigned over the Mediterranean. Belisarius then attacked the Ostrogoths and took Rome on December 9, 536. Theodora died in 545. Justinian reigned another twenty years. Childless, his nephew Justin II succeeded him..
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