415, Lot: 560. Estimate $400. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 10th officina. Struck circa 567-578. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus surmounted by crowning Victory and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; to left, cross above tiny pellet; I//CONOB. DOC 6 var. (no pellet); MIBE 13b; SB 347 (Constantinople). Good VF, lustrous, a few deposits. Rare, particularly with the pellet.

From the D. Massey Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 334 (3 September 2014), lot 404.