446, Lot: 438. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 492-507. 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; I//CONOB. DOC 7j; MIBE 7; SB 5. In NGC encapsulation, 2412415-013, graded MS, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. Traces of die rust.