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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.256
People
Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
Title
Large Follis of Anastasios I, 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/196540

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.86 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DNANASTA SIVSPPAVC
  • inscription: reverse: Beneath, epsilon
    in ex: CON
  • Obverse Inscription: DNANSTA SIVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M", In ex., CON, Beneath, epsilon

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 23i.8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.256
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: M; above, cross; to left and right, stars

Verification Level

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