CNG 88, Lot: 1487. Estimate $200. Sold for $555. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AR Half Siliqua (13mm, 1.16 g, 6h). Heavy weight issue. Carthage mint. Struck 537-552. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large monogram; cross above, retrograde ς below; all within linear border within wreath. DOC -; MIBE 53 var. (ς not retrograde); SB 254 var. (same; siliqua). Near EF, toned.