206, Lot: 420. Estimate $150. Sold for $263. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (31mm, 12.75 g, 1h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 13 (539/40). Helmeted and cuirrased facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield with horseman motif; cross to right / Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O XIII across field; ΘV. DOC 235; SB 228. Good VF, dark green patina, light earthen deposits.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.