Extremely Rare Justin I Nummus

246, Lot: 494. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin I. 518-527. Æ Nummus (9mm, 0.62 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. [D] N IVSTINVS P AV, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large A. DOC -; MIBE NN75 = Kovacs FPL 29, no. 73 var. (obv. legend, pellet within ‘A’); SB -. VF, earthen green patina. An extremely rare variety of MIBE NN75, itself apparently unique.