Rare Justin & Justinian Follis

172, Lot: 323. Estimate $100. Sold for $805. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin I & Justinian I. 527. Æ Follis (30mm, 16.73 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large M between crosses; cross above, officina below; B//KYZ (Z is retrograde). DOC I -; MIBE 9; SB 128a. Fine, black patina, earthen highlights.

From The John A. Seeger Collection.

Only two obverse dies are known for the joint reign folles of Cyzicus. This is the most frequently encountered, but all issues of Cyzicus are exceedingly rare. While the folles of Antioch have the higher value, due to their unique dual portraits, in terms of absolute numbers Cyzicus is by far the rarer.