334, Lot: 404. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 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, minor deposits. Rare, particularly with the pellet.