415, Lot: 551. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (18mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Light weight issue of 20 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 545-565. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; I//OBXX. DOC 10; MIBE 15; SB 142. Good VF, lustrous, heavily clipped, scratches. Rare.

From the D. Massey Collection. Ex Christov Family Collection (Goldberg 55, 29 October 2009), lot 262.