342, Lot: 815. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (33mm, 19.85 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 22 (548/9). D N IVSTINI–AИVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/X/II flanking; A//CON. DOC 47a var. (N for И in obv. legend); MIBE 95a; SB 163. Near EF, attractive brown patina under a lighter layer of green.

From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich, purchased from Leu Numismatik, October 1999.