Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1613. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTINIAN I. 527-565 AD. AV Solidus (4.47 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 538-545 AD. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long linear cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; A/CONOB. DOC I 8 var. (officina); SB 139. EF. ($300)

The reverse cross is usually composed of pellets; the linear form is a scarce variety.