186, Lot: 221. Estimate $400. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Justin I & Justinian I. 527. Æ Follis (33mm, 18.98 g). Antioch mint. Nimbate, diademed, draped, and cuirassed facing busts of Justin I and Justinian I; cross above / Large M; cross above; stars across fields; B//ANTIX. DOC I 14 var. (officina); MIB 1, 10 var. (same); SB 130 var. (same). Fine, dark brown patina with some earthen encustation. A rare type. For another example from this same officina, see Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1982.