ANASTASIUS I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus (4.47 gm). Struck 498 AD. 
      Constantinople mint. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust 
      Three-Quarters Facing To Right, holding spear over shoulder and shield 
      decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy / VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory 
      standing left, holding staff with reversed Chi-rho; star in left field; 
      ­/CONOB. DOC I 6 var. (different officina); MIB 6; BN 8 var. (same); SB 4. 
      Near EF. Very rare type

      This gold solidus is of a very rare transitional type showing the figure 
      of Victory on the reverse holding a staff surmounted by a reverse Chi-Rho 
      monogram.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2245.
 
 Lot sold for $675, plus buyers fees.

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