CNG 88, Lot: 1481. Estimate $500. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 22.50 g, 5h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 3rd officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O XIII (date) across field; Г//ӨVПO. DOC 215c; MIBE 143; SB 218. EF, black-green patina, light doubling on the reverse, somewhat dusty in spots. Well struck on a broad flan.
From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 170. Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 2554.