I would like to share with you this very
rare Anastasius follis:
Byzantine Empire-
ANASTASIUS. 491-518 AD. Æ
Follis (27mm, 16,8 gm,7h).
Constantinople mint. Struck 512-517 AD. D N ANASTA-SIVS PP AV[G], diademed, draped, and
cuirassed bust right.R /
Constantinopolis enthroned facing,
head left,holding glog.crucig in right hand.Large M below right hand and
star behind.,
in ex:CON[E?]. Several
crack with light corrosion and thick heavy black patina-Some
red & green deposits ;DO:-,
BMC:-,T:-,R:-,BN:,p 25[British Museum],SB:22A, …
MIB 19[2 coins known only in museums]-Very important coin of great
rarity,never in sales...
Last letters in Rev.are in double contour[
good sign of strucking i guess...]
I posted also the photo of
MIB[i guess] kindly provided by
Forum Member-Weight:16,79g
Regards
Nassif