CNG 88, Lot: 1469. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (42mm, 22.00 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 12 (538/9). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O XII (date) across field; A//CON. DOC 37a; MIBE 95a; SB 163. Near EF, dark green-brown patina. Struck on a broad flan.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection, 91.