- Choice Fine Byzantine Empire copper follis or 40 nummi coin.
- Small flan type struck for Emperor Anastasius I during the early part of reign from 491 CE at the Constantinople Mint.
- Sear 16, copper, approx. 24mm.
- Well struck with nice portrait and partial legends, very nice in hand, we grade as Choice Fine.
- Certified by NGC as Genuine.
- Obverse: D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I right.
- Reverse: Large M (value), flanked by stars, B below, cross above, CON in exergue.
- Denomination M = 40 nummi = 1 follis, Constantinople mint (CON), second officinia B.
- 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.
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