Ancients
Anastasius I (AD 491-518). AV solidus (21mm, 4.48 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 1st officina. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Anastasius I facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield on left arm decorated with horseman motif / VICTORI-A AVGGG A, Victory standing facing, head left, staff terminating in reversed staurogram in right hand; star to left, CONOB in exergue. Sear 5. DOC 7. Crisply struck from fresh dies on lustrous surfaces.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex Numismatica Genevensis, Auction 1 (27 November 2000), lot 185.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 700-1000 USD