Anastasios I, Copper, Follis, Constantinople, 517-518
Obverse
Bust of Anastasios I facing right with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
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Reverse
with cross above, Ε below, crescent with pellets above in right field, and six-pointed star in left field.
Exergue
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Obverse
Bust of Anastasios I facing right with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
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Reverse
with cross above, Ε below, crescent with pellets above in right field, and six-pointed star in left field.
Exergue
CON
| Accession number | BZC.1969.25.1 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 1:23, no. 23m |
| Ruler | Anastasios I |
| Date of Reign | 491–518 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Follis |
| Mint | Constantinople |
| Date | 517 – 518 |
| Diameter | 35.0 mm |
| Weight | 16.89 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
Purchased from Henry Weller, 2 July 1969
Commentary
As DOC 1:23, no. 23m. This specimen was bought because the pellets by the crescent are clear. As MIBE 87, no. 30, which Hahn (p. 30) considers “a transition to shorter periods of control marks” envisaged by the adding of dots to the old marks that took place between 1 September 517, the beginning of a new lustrum, and the death of Anastasios in July 518.