Exceptional Anastasius Nummi
172, Lot: 322. Estimate $100. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Nummi. Constantinople mint. Diademed and draped bust right, within circle of dots (no legend) / Monogram of Anastasius within circle of dots (no mint mark). DOC 15; MIBE 40; SB 13. VF, black patina. Two coins in lot.
From The John A. Seeger Collection.
The nummi of Anastasius usually have barely legible legends on incomplete flans. These two well-struck specimens on full flans prove that in some cases there is no obverse legend at all.