228, Lot: 342. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ 33 Nummi (27mm, 10.38 g, 6h). Alexandria mint. Struck 538-565. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right / Large ΛΓ; cross above; AΛEΞ. DOC 273; SB 246. Fine, dark grayish-green patina under thick earthen deposits.