454, Lot: 455. Estimate $250. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.04 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 542-552. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; H//CONOB. DOC 9h; MIBE 7; SB 140. Some weakness of strike, edge clipped in a couple of places. Near EF.