Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 1076. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUSTIN I and JUSTINIAN I. 4 April-1 August 527 AD. Æ Half Follis (9.52 gm). Constantinople mint. DN IVSTIN E IVSTINIAN P AV, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justin right / Large K; cross to left, stars above and below, A. DOC -; MIB I 5; SB 126A. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare; this is one of the nine specimens from four officinae recorded in MIB. ($300)

From the Christopher Connell Collection. Ex Künker 38 (29 September 1997), lot 542.