Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1848. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTINIAN I. 527-565 AD. AV Solidus (4.34 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 527-538 AD. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield; helmet adorned with cross / Victory standing facing, holding long jewelled cross and globus cruciger; star in right field, G/CONOB. DOC I 3c; MIB I 5; SB 137. EF, clipped. ($300)

From the Tony Hardy Collection. Ex Vecchi 15 (15 June 1999), lot 1341.