CNG 93, Lot: 1296. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 507-518. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; Є//CONOB. DOC 7e; MIBE 7; SB 5. EF, die scratches in field on obverse.

From the Bramhall Collection. Ex Robert Bridge Collection, with his ticket.