206, Lot: 419. Estimate $100. Sold for $285. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (34mm, 19.08 g, 5h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 3rd officina. Dated RY 25 (551/2). Helmeted and cuirrased facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield with horseman motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/X/u across field; Γ//τHuΠ. DOC 221b (same dies); SB 221. Good VF, dark green patina, minor encrustation.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.