Anastasius I, 491-518. Solidus (Gold, 23 mm, 4.50 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, circa 507-518. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear in his right hand and a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG B / CONOB Victory standing front, head to left, holding long jeweled staff surmounted by inverted staurogram in her right hand; in field to left, star. DOC 7b. MIBE 7. SB 5. Lustrous, perfectly centered on a very broad flan and with a portrait of unusual style. Very minor weakness and the flan slightly wavy, otherwise, virtually as struck.

From the Nea Rhomē Collection, formed in the early 2000s.