303, Lot: 446. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (26mm, 10.09 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 18 (544/5). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O XЧI/II across field; Y/Z below. DOC 187a; MIBE 121; SB 208. Near VF, green patina.

From the Bramhall Collection. Ex Robert Bridge Collection (with his ticket).

The K on the reverse doubles as the denomination mark (20 nummi = half follis) and the initial letter of the mint mark “KYZ”.