Very Rare Two Nummi

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1874. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin I. 518-527. Æ 2 Nummi (0.73 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large B; star to left [and right]. DOC 27 = Metcalf, Folles 76 = BMC 182 (Justinian I); MIBE 75; SB -. Fine/VF, red-brown patina. Very rare, only two coins published, both in museums (BM and Israel Museum [illustrated in MIBE]).