135, Lot: 279. Estimate $300. Sold for $885. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANASTASIUS I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.49 g). Constantinople mint. Struck 491-498 AD. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding long cross; star in right field; H/CONOB. DOC I 3g; SB 3. EF, field graffiti.

From the Marc Poncin Collection.