209, Lot: 431. Estimate $100. Sold for $64. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (42mm, 22.34 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 14 (540/41). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield with horseman motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above; A/N/N/O X/II/II across fields; B//CON. DOC 39b; SB 163. Near VF, green patina with some spots of red, a little rough.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.