CNG 88, Lot: 1749. Estimate $500. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

OSTROGOTHS. Witigis. 536-540. AR Half Siliqua (15mm, 1.43 g, 6h). In the name of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Ravenna mint. DN IVSTI NIANVS, pearl-diademed and mantled bust right / DN/VVIT/ICES/RIX within wreath. COI 63 var. (obv. legend); Ranieri 300 var. (same); MIB 57 var. (same); MEC 1, 151-2 var. (same). Good VF, toned, die wear on obverse, double struck on reverse.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 264.