CNG 88, Lot: 1470. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 20.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Dated RY 12 (538/9). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O XII (date) across field; Є//CON. DOC 37e; MIBE 95a; SB 163. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Struck on a broad flan.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 94.