304, Lot: 409. Estimate $100. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (26mm, 10.42 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 30 (556/7). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O X/X/X across field; Y/Z below. DOC 192; MIBE 121; SB 208. VF, dark greenish-brown patina. Interesting double strike on obverse.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 0157.