CNG 99, Lot: 766. Estimate $750. Sold for $1150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 507-518. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; Θ//CONOB. DOC 7i; MIBE 7; SB 5. EF. Lustrous.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.