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LOT 175
Sold for (Inc. bp): £316
Byzantine Anastasius I - Gold Solidus
491-518 AD, Constantinople. Obv: D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust, facing three-quarters to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy. Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed P; star in left field; mintmark CONOB. Gold, 4.21 grams.
Near extremely fine.
LITERATURE:
DOC I 7e; MIB 7; Sear Byzantine 5.
