CNG 87, Lot: 1195. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 542-565. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long linear staff surmounted by Christogram; star to right; Θ//CONOB. DOC 9i; MIBE 7; SB 140. Near EF, some weakness of strike, traces of deposits.