CNG 84, Lot: 1607. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (24mm, 10.04 g, 9h). Imitative (Italy) mint. Dated IY 2 (553/4). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large K; cross above, Π below, I/N/D/I to left, II to right. DOC -; MIBE Addenda N98 (same dies); SB -. Near VF, brown patina. Second specimen known and the only one in private hands.