CNG 96, Lot: 966. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 10th officina. Struck circa 567-578. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus surmounted by crowning Victory and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; to left, cross above tiny pellet; I//CONOB. DOC 6 var. (no pellet); MIBE 13b; SB 347 (Constantinople). Good VF, slight wave in flan, minor areas of flat strike. Rare, particularly with the pellet.