CNG 108, Lot: 715. Estimate $750. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 1st 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; A//CONOB. DOC 7a; MIBE 7; SB 5. Near EF, underlying luster.

From the D. Massey Collection. Ex Lanz 144 (24 November 2008), lot 750.