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Justin I 518-527 AD
AE Pentanummi (2.07 gm)
Antioch Mint
Obv. Bust of Justin I right
Rev: Tyche of Antioch seated left in shrine (the curved line)

DO 57

Justin I, AD 518-527, AE pentanummium (2.07g), Antioch. Obv: Diademed, draped 
and cuirassed bust r. Rev: Tyche of Antioch seated l, inverted E. DO 57. F+. 
This miserable little bronze is culturally significant in that it is the last 
coin issued by the Romans bearing a classical pagan theme - AntiochÌs famous 
shrine to her Tyche. This shrine appeared on tetradrachms of Tigranes II some 
600 years before and later under the Roman emperors, most notably Augustus 
and Decius. 1,100 years of overt numismatic Hellenism stopped here.



From Vel Garnett.