| Anastasius I, 11 April 491 - 1 July 518 A.D. |  |
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|   | Berk notes, "Thus far, no specimens noted better than Fine." Only officina E is noted for this type with the M flanked on the left and right by a star with pellet above and below. |
| BZ57477. Bronze follis, DOC I 23l, Hahn MIB 28b, Morrisson BN 83, SBCV 21, Ratto 348, Wroth BMC -, Tolstoi -, F, weight 19.124 g, maximum diameter 34.4 mm, die axis 225o, 5th officina, Constantinople mint, 498 - 518 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse large M, cross above, flanked on left and right by a star with pellet above and below, E below, CON in ex; scarce; $250.00 (€192.50) |
|  | In 498, Anastasius abolished the tax known as the chrysargyron. The tax applied to all merchants, money-lenders, craftsmen, and others who received fees for their work, including prostitutes. The only exemptions were physicians, teachers, and farmers selling their own produce. Because it was collected in one lump sum only once every four years, the tax caused great hardships. Parents were sometimes forced to sell their children into slavery or prostitution to meet the levy. The city of Edessa, which was relieved of a tax of 140 pounds of gold every four years (2,520 solidi annually), celebrated with a week of festivities. |
SH62360. Gold solidus, DOC I 7e, Wroth BMC 4, Tolstoi 5, Ratto 316, Hahn MIB 7, SBCV 5, aEF, weak centers, weight 4.468 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 180o, 5th officina, Constantinople mint, 498 - 518 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman; reverse VICTORIA AVGGG Ε, Victory standing left holding cross topped with inverted P, star left, CONOB in exergue; SOLD |
| SH19013. Gold solidus, SBCV 3, DOC I 3c, aEF, weight 4.408 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, c. 491 - 498 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, spear in right over shoulder, shield on left arm decorated with a horseman; reverse VICTORI-A AVCCC Γ CONOB, Victory standing half left, head left, long jeweled cross in right, star right; SOLD |
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