Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1844. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANASTASIUS I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus (4.49 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 491-498 AD. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long voided cross; G/CONOB. DOC I 3c; MIB I 4a; SB 3. Choice EF. ($300)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

The ornament on the helmet varies slightly from the norm. Rather then the typical trefoil there is a large crescent with central upright attached to the diadem around the helmet.