Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1817. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTIN II. 565-578 AD. AV Solidus (4.48 gm, 6h). Alexandria mint. Helmeted facing bust, holding Victory on globe and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger; in left field, cross above dot; I/CONOB. DOC I 6; MIB II 13b; SB 347. Good VF, slightly warped flan. ($400)

It is questionable whether MIB 13b, with a tiny dot under the cross on reverse is a distinct variety, or if in fact the dot is simply a guide mark for the engraver.