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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1438
People
Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
Title
Follis of Anastasius, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
498-518 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178212

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.17 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNANASTA SIVCPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: M below: Ε; left Χ Ρ CON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1,20e

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1438
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust r. with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum
Reverse: M; above, cross. in exergue: CON

Verification Level

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