Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1100. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTINIAN II. First reign, 685-695 AD. Æ Follis (5.15 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck circa 692-695 AD. Justinian standing facing, holding spear and globus cruciger; plant to right / Large M; monogram above, C/VP/A-K/OV/CI flanking, SCL in exergue. DOC II 61; Spahr 225; BBS 51; MIB III 71; SB 1301. VF, weak strike, dark green patina. ($150)

Although flatly struck, this coin displays more detail than normally encountered on this crude issue. The emperor clearly has a sash tied around his waist, a small detail not seen elsewhere.