Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1252. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CONSTANTINOPOLIS. AR Third Siliqua (0.83 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Justinian I, 530 AD. Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis right; shield on shoulder / Large K within beaded border. RIC VII -; Bendall 8b; RSC -; Vagi 3051; DOC I -; MIRB -. Good VF, choice old toning. Extremely rare, Bendall finds only one specimen of this sub-type with Constantinopolis holding a shield. ($500)

From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection.