168, Lot: 278. Estimate $150. Sold for $241. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 538-545. Helmeted bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding linear cross and globus cruciger; star to right, Z/CONOB. DOC I 8h; SB 139. VF, bent and straightened.

The cross held by the angel usually has a shaft composed of pellets, but it is not certain if the linear cross type constitutes a separate sub-type.