CNG 99, Lot: 768. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AR Heavy Miliarense (24mm, 4.84 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 527-538. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding spear and [shield]; [star] to right; CO[B]. DOC (23) corr. (rev. description); MIBE 46; SB 149. VF, toned, areas of flat strike, central metal flaw as made. Rare.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.