Choice Carthage Follis

CNG 85, Lot: 1245. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (38mm, 22.58 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 6th officina. Dated RY 14 (540/1). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/IIII across field; ς//CAR. DOC 293; MIBE 195; SB 261. Good VF, brown and green patina, slightly double struck. A well-centered strike.