Rare Ravenna Mint Follis

303, Lot: 481. Estimate $150. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (29mm, 13.30 g, 7h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 34 (560/1). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/X/X/IIII across field; RAVEN/NA. DOC 342; MIBE 233; Ranieri 371; SB 323. Fine, brown patina, earthen deposits. Rare.

From the Bramhall Collection. Ex Robert Bridge Collection (with his ticket).