434, Lot: 441. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 527-538. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; A//CONOB. DOC (3a); MIBE 5; SB 137. EF, lustrous, reverse flan flaw, lightly clipped.