CNG 96, Lot: 958. Estimate $400. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 507-518. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; Є//CONOB. DOC 7e; MIBE 7; SB 5. Near EF, light obverse die scratches, a couple scratches in field on reverse.