CNG 88, Lot: 1491. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Pentanummium (12mm, 1.29 g, 7h). Imitative mint, possibly in Sicily. Struck 540-565. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large V within wreath. DOC 369 (Uncertain mint); MIBE 246; SB 337 (Uncertain mint). Good VF, green patina. Rare.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 274. Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 111 (30 March 2005), lot 222; Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1934.