174, Lot: 249. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (31mm, 11.73 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 15 (541/2). Helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large K, cross above; A/N/N/O XU (date) across fields; VZ below, three small pellets in angles. DOC I 184 var. (no dots); MIBE -; SB 208 var. (same). Fine, green patina, worn at high points with earthen undertones. Cyzicus mint used a variety of secret points on its bronze coinage. This particular arrangement is (apparently) not recorded .