Triton XVIII, Lot: 1283. Estimate $500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 538-545. D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand, globe in left; star to right; CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 22³; Metcalf, Thess. 352-3; SB 138 (Constantinople). Near EF, tiny die flaw at top of long cross.