"VÖLKERWANDERUNG MEROWINGER AV-Solidus im Namen Anastasius I.; 4,39 g. Gepanzerte Büste v. v. mit Helm, Schild und Speer//Victoria steht l. mit Kreuzstab. Belfort , vergl. 5025; Grierson/Blackburn 343 ff. RR Sehr schön"

Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG Auction 216, 1428 8.10.2012 (Result/Price: 800 EUR possibly +extra charge)




"MEROVINGIANS. temp. Clovis IClotaire I. Circa 491-560. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.35 g, 6h). In the name of Anastasius I. D (retrograde S)T SIV S RR VC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear and shield / VICTORI VCCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled long cross; star to right; //(retrograde COHOB). NM ; cf. Stahl, Merovingians 27; cf. Belfort 5025; cf. MEC 1, 343-7. Good VF. Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong. Ex Sothebys (9 October 1995), lot 391."

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC Auction 90, 1986 23.5.2012 (Result/Price: 7000 USD possibly +extra charge)