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Anastasius I, 11 April 491 - 1 July 518 A.D.

After Zeno died without designating a successor, the Empress Ariadne was called upon to select a new emperor. Her choice was an obscure but successful finance civil servant, Anastasius. She made a wise choice. Anastasius ruled successfully for 27 years. His financial expertise resulted in the accumulation of 320,000 pounds of gold! He also restructured the currency system, creating the nummus unit of account and the follis of 40 nummi. Because of the dramatic changes, Anastasius' reform in 498 A.D. is often seen by numismatists as the end of Roman coinage and the beginning of Byzantine coinage. The people of the Empire didn't see it that way and continued to call themselves Romans until the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Map 500 AD

Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I, 11 April 491 - 1 July 518 A.D.

|Anastasius| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||follis|
Only officina E issued this variant.

Anastasius I came to the throne at the age of 61 after being chosen by the wife of his predecessor, Zeno. His religious tendencies caused tensions throughout his reign. Because his name is distinctly and unmistakably Christian (Anastasius means 'resurrection' in Greek), it indicates that he was born and raised a Christian, in contrast to previous Christian Emperors, most notably Constantine I, who were converts.
BZ92838. Bronze follis, DOC I 23m.2, Wroth BMC 17, Morrisson BnF I 1/Cp/AE/85, Hahn MIB I 29, SBCV 22, Sommer -, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, aVF, well centered, large flan, dark patina, weight 19.007 g, maximum diameter 36.0 mm, die axis 195o, 5th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 507 - 512 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, star left with pellets above and below, crescent right with pellet above, below and within, E (5th officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; rare; SOLD


Ostrogoth Kingdom in Italy, Totila Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D., In the Name of Anastasius

|Germanic| |Tribes|, |Ostrogoth| |Kingdom| |in| |Italy,| |Totila| |Baduila,| |541| |-| |552| |A.D.,| |In| |the| |Name| |of| |Anastasius||2| |1/2| |Nummi|
Baduila introduced coins with his own bust in 549 A.D.
BZ81205. Copper 2 1/2 Nummi, Metlich COI 94; Wroth BMCV p. 89, 24 ff.; Hahn MIB I 87; cf. MEC I 163 (S above monogram and o below), VF, weight 0.745 g, maximum diameter 9.67 mm, die axis 135o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, c. 541 - 549 A.D.; obverse blundered partial legend, diademed and draped bust of Anastasius right; reverse Baduila's monogram, cross above, all within wreath; rare; SOLD


Ostrogoth Kingdom in Italy, Totila Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D., In the Name of Anastasius

|Germanic| |Tribes|, |Ostrogoth| |Kingdom| |in| |Italy,| |Totila| |Baduila,| |541| |-| |552| |A.D.,| |In| |the| |Name| |of| |Anastasius||nummus|
Baduila introduced coins with his own bust in 549 A.D. The fabric of this coin suggests that for this coin the dies were reversed (the bust, "heads," was on the reverse die).
ME81206. Copper nummus, Metlich COI 94; Wroth BMCV p. 89, 24 ff.; Hahn MIB I 87; cf. MEC I 163 (S above monogram and o below), F, weight 0.586 g, maximum diameter 9.3 mm, die axis 225o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, c. 541 - 549 A.D.; obverse [...]-NΣΛΣΛ[...] (blundered partial legend of Anastasius), diademed and draped bust of Anastasius right; reverse Baduila's monogram, cross above, within wreath; rare; SOLD


|Anastasius| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||follis|
"Although historians often date the start of the Byzantine Empire at either the dedication of Constantinople (330 AD - making Constantine I the first Byzantine Emperor), the split of the Roman Empire at the death of Theodosius I (395 AD - making Arcadius the first Byzantine Emperor), or even at the fall of the western Roman Empire (476 AD - making Zeno the first Byzantine Emperor), numismatically the break is clearly in the reign of Anastasius, specifically at his previously mentioned coinage reform of 498. That reform was a radical re-structuring of the bronze coinage, and a sharp departure from previous Roman designs. Although the pre- and post-reform silver and gold are indistinguishable, the vast bulk of the coinage, what the 'man-in-the-street' dealt with, was clearly symbolic of a new beginning, and thus Moneta ends its coverage of Roman coinage with Anastasius." - Moneta Historical Reference
BZ11010. Bronze follis, Morrisson BnF I 1/Cp/AE/76, DOC I 23k, Hahn MIB I 27, SBCV 19, Sommer 1.15, Wroth BMC -, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, VF, weight 16.010 g, maximum diameter 33.4 mm, die axis 180o, 5th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 512 - 517 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVC, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, star on shoulder; reverse large M (40 nummi), star left, star right, cross above, E below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; ex Colosseum Coin Exchange; SOLD


|Anastasius| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||follis|
The ruins of Antioch on the Orontes lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. Founded near the end of the 4th century B.C. by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch's geographic, military and economic location, particularly the spice trade, the Silk Road, the Persian Royal Road, benefited its occupants, and eventually it rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the Near East and as the main center of Hellenistic Judaism at the end of the Second Temple period. Antioch is called "the cradle of Christianity,” for the pivotal early role it played in the emergence of the faith. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. Its residents are known as Antiochenes. Once a great metropolis of half a million people, it declined to insignificance during the Middle Ages because of warfare, repeated earthquakes and a change in trade routes following the Mongol conquests, which then no longer passed through Antioch from the far east.6th Century Antioch
BZ37075. Bronze follis, DOC I 45c.2, SBCV 47, Berk 35, Sommer 1.38, Hahn MIBE 57, Morrisson BnF 1/An/AE/01 (2nd off.) Wroth BMC 68 (4th off.), Tolstoi 37 (same), Ratto -, F, green patina, earthen encrustations, scratches, edge flaws, weight 16.000 g, maximum diameter 36.2 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, c. 517 - 518 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, left and right, officina letter below obliterated, ANTX in exergue; rare; SOLD


Anastasius I, 11 April 491 - 1 July 518 A.D.

|Anastasius| |I|, |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||nummus|
"The first problems that Anastasius faced were created by the Isaurian faction, led by Longinus, Zeno's brother, who felt that the throne had been unjustly denied to him. The Isaurians, from the wild mountainous region of southern Asia Minor, had been recruited during the reign of Leo I to counter the power of the German elements in the army, and they had effectively achieved that purpose. However they had never been popular in the capital, and through the instigation of Longinus they became a serious menace to Anastasius, who resolved to deal with them. A pretext was provided by a riot which broke out in the Hippodrome, which Anastasius blamed on the Isaurians. In 492 he expelled all of the Isaurians from the city, and banished Longinus to Alexandria, where he was forced to take religious vows. Anastasius' order was so severe that it even included Lallis, Zeno's mother, and he confiscated all of Zeno's estates. About the same time an open revolt broke out in Isauria, which was reinforced by the exiles from the capital. The rebel army is said to have numbered 100,000 men, but its power was crushed in a decisive battle at Cotyaeum in Phrygia. The rebel strength was broken, but remnants retreated to the wilds of Isauria where they remained a threat until about 497." - Moneta Historical Reference
RL56553. Bronze nummus, DOC I 15, Wroth BMC 59, Morrisson BnF 1/Cp/AE/01, Hahn MIB 40, SBCV 13, LRBC II 2288, Sommer 1.9, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, aVF, well centered with more legend visible than usual, weight 1.253 g, maximum diameter 11.0 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse D N ANASTASIVS, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse monogram of Anastasius within wreath, no mint mark; scarce; SOLD


|Anastasius| |I|, |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||follis|
"Although historians often date the start of the Byzantine Empire at either the dedication of Constantinople (330 AD - making Constantine I the first Byzantine Emperor), the split of the Roman Empire at the death of Theodosius I (395 AD - making Arcadius the first Byzantine Emperor), or even at the fall of the western Roman Empire (476 AD - making Zeno the first Byzantine Emperor), numismatically the break is clearly in the reign of Anastasius, specifically at his previously mentioned coinage reform of 498. That reform was a radical re-structuring of the bronze coinage, and a sharp departure from previous Roman designs. Although the pre- and post-reform silver and gold are indistinguishable, the vast bulk of the coinage, what the 'man-in-the-street' dealt with, was clearly symbolic of a new beginning, and thus Moneta ends its coverage of Roman coinage with Anastasius." - Moneta Historical Reference
BZ58794. Bronze follis, DOC I 23, Hahn MIB I 27, SBCV 19, VF, attractive patina, weight 16.880 g, maximum diameter 36.8 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 498 - 518 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, star left and right, officina letter (unstruck) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; huge 38 mm bronze!; SOLD


Kingdom of Gepidia, c. 493 - 518 A.D., In the Name of Anastasius

|Germanic| |Tribes|, |Kingdom| |of| |Gepidia,| |c.| |493| |-| |518| |A.D.,| |In| |the| |Name| |of| |Anastasius||quarter| |siliqua|
Long attributed to the Ostrogoths, Metlich corrected attribution of this type to Gepidia. The Gepids were an East Germanic tribe, closely related to the Goths, first recorded in the 6th-century as having been allied with Goths invading Dacia in c. 260. In the 4th century, they were under the hegemony of the Hunnic Empire. Under King Ardaric, the Gepids united with other Germanic tribes and defeated the Huns at the Battle of Nedao in 454. The Gepids then founded the Kingdom of Gepidia, which reached its zenith of power after 537, settling around Singidunum (today's Belgrade). For a short time, Sirmium (today's Sremska Mitrovica) was the center of the Gepid State. In 552 the Gepids suffered a disastrous defeat to Alboin, king of the Lombards, after which Alboin had a drinking cup made from the skull of the Gepid King Cunimund. Remnants of the Gepids were conquered by the Avars later in the 6th century. Erythrai_amphitheater
BZ96410. Silver quarter siliqua, Hahn MIB I 46 (Theoderic), Kraus 63 - 64 (Theoderic), EF, well centered, toned, significant edge chips, weight 0.698 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 180o, Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) mint, c. 493 - 518 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Anastasius (Byzantine Emperor, 11 Apr 491 - 1 Jul 518) right; reverse INVIT-A ROMA D M, (monogram of Ostrogothic King Theoderic, 454 - 30 Aug 526), cross above and star below, both dividing legend; SOLD


|Anastasius| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Anastasius| |I,| |11| |April| |491| |-| |1| |July| |518| |A.D.||half| |follis|
Half folles and folles of this period can be dated before or after 512 A.D. because a larger flan was introduced that year. This coin is a large module type dated after 512 A.D. Ex Woolslayer collection.
BZ06218. Bronze half follis, DOC I 24d, Wroth BMC 31, Tolstoi 40, Ratto 357, Sommer 1.22, Berk 33, Hahn MIB I 33, SBCV 25, Morrisson BnF I -, VF, nice dark olive green patina, weight 9.56 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 225o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 512 - 517 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTASIVS P P AVC, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse large K (20 nummi), cross left, Γ (3rd officina) right; from the Woolslayer Collection; SOLD


Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy, Totila Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D., in the Name of Anastasius

|Germanic| |Tribes|, |Ostrogothic| |Kingdom| |in| |Italy,| |Totila| |Baduila,| |541| |-| |552| |A.D.,| |in| |the| |Name| |of| |Anastasius||2| |½| |Nummi|
BZ81941. Bronze 2 ½ Nummi, Metlich COI 95; Wroth BMCV p. 90, 28 ff.; Hahn MIB I 88, aF, weight 0.906 g, maximum diameter 11.3 mm, die axis 90o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, obverse D N ANA-STASIVS, diademed and draped bust of Anastasius right; reverse D N REX / B, all in wreath; large flan for the issue; rare; SOLD




    




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