Live auction - bby_497554 - ANASTASIUS Follis
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | 150 € |
| Maximum bid : | 150 € |
| End of the sale : | 31 July 2018 15:39:07 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Follis
Date: c. 512-517
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 36 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 17,66 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, bien centré. Beau buste d’Anastase Ier. Revers bien venu à la frappe. patine verte
Obverse
Obverse legend : D N ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé, drapé et cuirassé d'Anastase à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A’a) ; diadème perlé.
Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Anastase perpétuel auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : /(GAMMA)/ CON.
Reverse description : M entre deux étoiles pointées à six rais, surmonté d'une croisette.
Commentary
Série lourde. Portrait, chevelure et diadème stylisés. Étoiles à six rais.
Historical background
ANASTASIUS
(11/04/491-1/07/518)
After Zeno's assassination, Anastase marries Ariadne who chooses him as emperor. His very long reign of 27 years restores imperial power. He died without an heir, but is today considered the founder of the Byzantine Empire.
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