CNG 99, Lot: 776. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (39mm, 21.93 g, 6h). Theopoulis (Antioch) mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, date across field; B//ΘVΠO. DOC 215; MIBE 143; Morgan Fitts p. 68 (this coin illustrated); SB 218. Good VF, brown patina, a few minor scratches.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.