313, Lot: 375. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (29mm, 12.58 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 14 (540/1). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large K with pellets above and below the forks; cross above, date across field, V/Z below. DOC 183 var. (no mention of pellets); MIBE 121; SB 208. VF, dark brown patina, obverse die break.

From the Roger Liles Collection.