Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1702. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTINIAN I. 527-565 AD. Æ 2 Nummi (0.70 gm). Thessalonica mint. Struck circa 527-538 AD. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large B, flanked by A P. DOC I -; Metcalf, Thess. 31; MIB I 177; SB 196A. VF, original dark green find patina. Very rare; four specimens recorded by Metcalf, with only a handful found since that publication. ($200)