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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.272
People
Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
Title
Half Follis of Anastasios I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
498-518 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196512

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.98 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
half follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DANANAST- SIVSPPAVC
  • Obverse Inscription: DNANAST-SIVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "K", to l. cross between N and I, Above O, Beneath delta

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 36.4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.272
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust right with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum
Reverse: Letter K; to left, cross between N and I; to right, a star

Verification Level

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