271, Lot: 557. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 507-518. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, head turned slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; Ө//CONOB. DOC 7i; MIBE 7; SB 5. EF, lustrous, minor edge clip, a few marks.