CNG 99, Lot: 781. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Decanummium (16mm, 2.81 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 36 (562/3). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large I flanked by date; all within wreath. DOC 353; MIBE 229a (Rome); Ranieri 395; SB 326. Good VF, dark green patina.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.