491 Anastasius I Byzantine Empire Æ Follis Ch VF Constantinople Mint Large Size (26060701R)

Regular price $125.00

Choice Very Fine Byzantine Empire copper follis or 40 nummi coin.
Large flan type struck for Emperor Anastasius I 491 to 518 CE at the Constantinople Mint.
Sear 19, copper, 16.21g, approx. 37mm (large flan).
Well struck with great portrait and full legends, very appealing in hand.
Obverse: D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I right, seen from front.
Reverse: Large M (value), flanked by 6 point stars, Ε below, cross above, CON in exergue.
Denomination M = 40 nummi = 1 follis, Constantinople mint (CON), fifth officinia Ε.
Anastasius I Dicorus (c. 431 – 9 July 518) was Eastern Roman emperor from 491 to 518. A career civil servant, he came to the throne at the age of 61 after being chosen by Ariadne, the wife of his predecessor, Zeno. His reign was characterized by reforms and improvements in the empire's government, finances, economy and bureaucracy.