147, Lot: 469. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.49 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 545-565. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in Christogram and globus cruciger; star in right field; E/CONOB. DOC I 9e; SB 140. Good VF.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.