CNG 94, Lot: 1278. Estimate $750. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 542-562. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding globe and long cross; star to right; Θ//CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 22; Metcalf, Thess. 321-3; SB 138 (Constantinople). Superb EF.

From the Sasha Collection.