CNG 109, Lot: 761. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin I. 518-527. AR Miliarense (21mm, 5.16 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield; star to right; COB. DOC (5) = MIBE 8 = BN p. 39 = Tolstoi 22; SB 59. VF, lightly toned, scratches. Extremely rare, all references citing Tolstoi 22. Perhaps the second and finest known.