CNG 88, Lot: 1492. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Pentanummium (11mm, 1.27 g, 5h). Imitative mint, possibly in Sicily. Struck 540-565. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large V; star above; all within wreath. DOC 369 var. (no star; uncertain mint); MIBE 246 var. (same); SB 338 (Uncertain mint). Good VF, green patina. Rare.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 255.