1951.31.4.235: Half Follis of Anastasios I, Constantinople
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.235
- People
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Anastasios I, Byzantine (r. 491 - 518)
- Title
- Half 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/196680
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.3 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- half follis
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DNANASTA SIVSPPAVC
- Reverse Inscription: Large "K" to l., B to l.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 1, 21b.5
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.235
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Bust right with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum DNASASTA SIVSPPAVC
Reverse: Letter K to left, cross; above and below, stars; to r., B
Verification Level
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