CNG 88, Lot: 1439. Estimate $1000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck October AD 367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gratian standing right, holding spear and globe; *CONS(wreath). RIC IX 24; Depeyrot 21/3. VF, toned, graffito “X” before face. Rare early issue.