Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1801. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $435. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANASTASIUS I. 491-518 AD. Æ Nummus (0.63 gm, 1h). Constantinople mint. Diademed bust right; no legend / Monogram of Anastasius. DOC I 15; MIB I 40; SB 13. Near EF, olive green patina. Exceptional condition for this issue. ($200)

The nummi of Anastasius normally have a fragmentary obverse legend, but as this piece clearly demonstrates, there are also pieces that are anepigraphic.