135, Lot: 283. Estimate $200. Sold for $560. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTIN I. 518-527 AD. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 518-519 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding jeweled P-headed cross; star in left field; A/CONOB. DOC I 1a; SB 55. Near VF, field scratch.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.