173, Lot: 534. Estimate $100. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (39mm, 21.07 g, 7h). Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 14 (540/1). Helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy; cross in right field / Large M, cross above; A/N/N/O XU (date)across fields; B/KYZ. DOC I 166b; SB 207. Near VF, brown patina with dusty green highlights.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection.