205, Lot: 443. Estimate $100. Sold for $79. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (37mm, 22.42 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 14 (540/1). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/II across fields; A//CON. DOC 39a; SB 163. VF, light green patina.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.