Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1095. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $765. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTINIAN II. First reign, 685-695 AD. AV Solidus (4.17 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent on three steps; Q/CONOB. DOC II 41a.1; Spahr 192; MIB III 10 (2nd reign); SB 1281. Good VF for issue. ($750)

This specimen has had a gold crescent affixed to its edge in antiquity, possibly to correct the coin's deficient weight, although this is a rather labor-intensive process to fix the problem.