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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.215
People
Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
Title
Solidus of Anastasios I, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
491-498 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196522

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.45 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DNANASTAS IVSPERPPAVC
  • inscription: reverse: VICTORI AAVCCCE
    in ex: CONOB
  • Obverse Inscription: DNANASTA SIVSPERPA VC
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCE. In ex. CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC I, 5a (this coin) p.6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.215
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust three-quarters facing wearing helmet, tunic and cuirass, with right hand holding spear behind head; on left shoulder, shield with device of horseman right spearing fallen foe
Reverse: Victory left holding long voided cross; in right field, a star

Verification Level

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