415, Lot: 542. Estimate $500. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd 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; B//CONOB. DOC 7b; MIBE 7; SB 5. Near EF, lustrous, edge filed in a few places.

From the D. Massey Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper.