301, Lot: 375. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (39mm, 21.69 g, 7h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/I across field; B//NIK. DOC 117b; MIBE 114; SB 201. Near VF, earthen green-brown patina.

Ex Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection (sold previously as the ‘Demarete Collection’).