Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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ANASTASIUS I, 491-518. AV Solidus (4.46 gms), Constantinople Mint, 3rd Officina, 492-507. NGC Ch MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
S-3. Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding shield and spear over shoulder; Reverse: Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Γ//CONOB. Tremendously lustrous, this entrancing emission of Anastasius avoids all the normal problems that plague Byzantine gold and presents a fully attractive package. Fully struck and well centered, the surfaces even show a bit of reflectivity, highlighting the general uncommonness of this piece's condition.
Ex: Superior (6/1997). Lot # 5413.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
S-3. Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding shield and spear over shoulder; Reverse: Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Γ//CONOB. Tremendously lustrous, this entrancing emission of Anastasius avoids all the normal problems that plague Byzantine gold and presents a fully attractive package. Fully struck and well centered, the surfaces even show a bit of reflectivity, highlighting the general uncommonness of this piece's condition.
Ex: Superior (6/1997). Lot # 5413.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500