Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 1129. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $1150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

OSTROGOTHS. Theodahad. 534-536. Æ 40 Nummi – Follis (9.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Mantled bust right, wearing ornate Spangenhelm and large pectoral cross / Victory standing right on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; S C across field (S nearly horizontal). COI 89b, die study 2a (dies C8/L27); MIB -; MEC 1, 143 . VF, green patina with lighter green overtones, some roughness.

From the Giamba Collection.