Browsing Byzantine Empire Coinage of Anastasius

BMC 9Anastasius, AV Tremissis, struck in Rome under Theodoric. AD 491-526. 1.4 g. Rome. D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / VICTORA ACVSTORN, Victory walking right, head turned left, holding wreath and cross on globe. Star in left and right fields. BMC Vandals 9; Hahn MIB 36-11.TextFull Size
Hahn MIB 7Anastasius, AV solidus, struck under Theodoric. AD 491-518. 20.46 mm, 4.40 g. Rome. D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters right, holding spear and shield with horseman and enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG and officina letter Theta, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; RM monogram in left field, star in right field. Mintmark COMOB. Hahn MIB I 7; BMC Vandals 4; Lacam 91; Mettlich 6.TextFull Size
Hahn NN18Anastasius I AR Miliarense. Thessalonica mint. Pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right / Anastasius standing facing, head left, holding spear in right hand & resting left on shield; star in left field; THSOB. DOC I -; SB -. Text
MEC 112Anastasius AV Solidus, struck by Ostrogothic Theodoric, 491-518 AD. D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG, helmeted cuirassed bust facing, holding spear & shield, helmet with plume, trefoil ornament and diadem the ties of which show left, shield ornamented with horseman right spearing fallen foe / VICTORIA AVGGG A, Victory standing left, holding long voided cross, star right. Mintmark COMOB. MIB 9, Sear -. Text
SB 3Anastasius AV Solidus. 491-518 AD. 4.41 g. Constantinople. DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarter face to right, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm / VICTORI-A AVGGG and officina letter, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross, star to right (rarely: a cross). Mintmark CONOB. Sear Byz. 3; DO 3-5; MIB 3-5.Text
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SB 4Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus, 4.47 gm. Constantinople mint. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust, three-quarters facing to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy / VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed Chi-rho; star in left field; mintmark CONOB. DOC I 6 var. (officina); MIB 6; BN 8 var. (same); SB 4.TextFull Size
SB 5Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus, 4.47 gm. Constantinople mint. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust, three-quarters facing to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy / VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed P; star in left field; mintmark CONOB. DOC I 7e; MIB 7; SB 5.TextFull Size
SB 6Anastasius I, AV semissis, Constantinople. 2.09 g, max. 18.1mm. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory seated right on shield and cuirass, inscribing XXXX on shield set on knee, star in left field, chi-rho with reversed P in right field. Mintmark CONOB. Sear Byz. 6, DOC I 8.TextFull Size
SB 7Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AV Semissis (2.25 gm). DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory seated right on shield and cuirass, inscribing XXXX on shield set on knee, star to left, chi-rho right. CONOB. DOC I 9; SB 7.TextFull Size
SB 8Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AV Tremissis, 1.46 gm. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM (sometimes no M), Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and cross on globe, usually a star in right field. Mintmark CONOB. DOC I 10a; MIB 12; SB 8.Text
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SB 9Anastasius, AR Miliarense, 4.39 g. AD 491-518. DN ANASTA–SIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor, nimbate, standing half-left, holding globe and raising right hand. Star in right field. Mintmark COB. Sear 9.TextFull Size
SB 10Anastasius, AV Tremisis. 15-14 mm., AD 491-518. DN ANASTA–SIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory standing half-right, holding cross on globe and wreath. Star in right field. Mintmark CONOB. Sear 10.TextFull Size
SB 11Anastasius. 491-518. AR Siliqua (2.14 gm). Constantinople mint. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right/ VOT MVLT MTI in three lines within wreath. Mintmark CONOS star. MIB 18; DOC 13; BMC 16; SB 11.TextFull Size
SB 13Anastasius. 491-518 AD. AE Nummus (0.79 gm). Constantinople mint. DN A-NAS, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Monogram of Anastasius within linear circle (rudimentary wreath). MIB 40; DOC I 15; SB 13.TextFull Size
SB 14Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AE Reduced Follis (8.47 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 498-507 AD. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, (one with slight beard) / Large M; cross above; mintmark CON. DOC I 16; Metcalf, Origins, 208; MIB I 22; SB 14.Text
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SB 14vAnastasius I. 491-518 AD. AE Reduced Follis. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 498-507 AD. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above; mintmark CON; chi-rho counterstamp. DOC I 16; MIB I 22; SB 14.TextFull Size
SB 16Anastasius I. AE Follis. Constantinople. 491-518 AD. 23-27 mm. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, A below. Mintmark CON. SB 16, DOC 20a.TextFull Size
SB 17Anastasius I, AE follis. Constantinople. AD 491-518. 26 mm, 7.6 g. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. / Large M, star to left, cross above, Epsilon below. Mintmark CON. Sear Byz 17, MIB 24; DOC 20e.TextFull Size

SB 19, B		Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AE Follis. 18.22 gm. Constantinople mint. Struck ca 512-517 AD. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter B below, mintmark CON. DOC I 23i; MIB I 27; SB 19.TextFull Size

SB 19, G		Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AE36 Follis. Constantinople mint. Struck ca 512-517 AD. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter Gamma below, mintmark CON. DOC I 23; MIB I 27; SB 19.TextFull Size

SB 19, E		Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AE Follis. 18.22 gm. Constantinople mint. Struck ca 512-517 AD. DN ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter Epsilon below, mintmark CON. DOC I 23i; MIB I 27; SB 19.TextFull Size
SB 20Anastasius I, Constantinople, AE Follis. 35mm, 18.48 gr. 491-518 AD. DN ANSTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, sometimes with a star on shoulder / Large M, dot over star to left, cross above, dot over star to right, officina letter A below. Mintmark CON. SB 20; DO 23c.TextFull Size
SB 21Anastasius I, AE follis. Constantinople. AD 491-518. 35 mm, 16.2 g. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / Large M, dot over star over dot in left field, cross above, dot over star over dot in right field. Epsilon below. Mintmark CON. Sear Byz 21, MIB 28b.TextFull Size
SB 22Anastasius I, AE Follis. 30-39 mm. 491-518 AD. Constantinople. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star left, cross above, crescent right, Epsilon below, mintmark CON. SB 22, DOC 23m.TextFull Size
SB 24Anastasius I. Half follis, 491-518 AD. Constantinople. (DN) AN(AST)ASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large K, long cross to left, star above, A right, star below. SB 24, DOC 21.TextFull Size
SB 25Anastasius I, AE Half-follis. 18-22 mm. Constantinople. D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large K, long cross to left, officina letter to right, no mintmark. SB 25, DOC 24.TextFull Size
SB 26Anastasius I, AE decanummium, 491-518 AD. 18-22 mm. Constantinople. D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / CON-CORD to left and right of large I. (no mintmark or fieldmarks). SB 26, DOC 19.TextFull Size
SB 28Anastasius I, AE decanummium. Constantinople, AD 491-518. DN ANASTASIVS PP A, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / CON-CORD A around I, dot to left and right (cross above, off flan). Mintmark CON, partially obliterated. Sear Byz 28; DOC 25.TextFull Size
SB 29Anastasius I, Pentanummium, 491-518 AD. 12-17mm. Constantinople. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large epsilon, sometimes with two dots within the letter; officina letter to right, no mintmark.SB 29, DOC 26.Text
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SB 30Anastasius I. 491-518 AD. AV Solidus 4.42 gm. Thessalonica mint. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG or PERP AVG, diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield on arm / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long cross; star to left and right; mintmark CONOB. SB 30; Cf. DOC I 27; cf. Metcalf, Thessalonica 239/253; cf. MIB I 14/15 (obv. legend); SB 30.Text
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SB 34Anastasius I, AE Follis, Nicomedia. 23-27mm. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, Delta below, mintmark NIC. SB 34, MIB 42.TextFull Size
SB 38Anastasius, AE half follis, Nicomedia. AD 491-518. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large K, N-cross-I in left field. SB 38; DOC 31.TextFull Size
SB 45Anastasius I (491-518 AD), Nicomedia, AE pentanummium (5 nummi), 13mm, 1.92g. DN ANAS[TASIV]S PP AVG, Diademed emperor's bust to right / Large E = 5 nummi) in circle (both reeded), mintmark N to right. SB 45, DO 44.TextFull Size
SB 47Anastasius I, Antioch, AE Follis. 512-518 AD. 31mm, 17.18g. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, cross above / Large M, cross to left, cross above, cross to right, officina letter (A to delta) below. Mintmark ANTX. SB 47; DOC 45; Hahn MIB 57.TextFull Size
Coins of Anastasius at the Ancient Coin Forum