SH15700. Gold solidus, SBCV 3, DOC I 3h, EF, lustrous fields, flan flaw on reverse, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.417g, maximum diameter 20.9mm, die axis 180
o, c. 491 - 498 A.D.; obverse D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, helmet with plume, trefoil ornament and diadem, pellets on cuirass, spear in right hand and behind head, shield on left arm ornamented with mounted cavalryman right attacking prostrate enemy; reverse VICTORIA AVGGG Θ (victory of the three emperors, 9th officina), Victoria standing left, long jeweled cross in right, star right, CONOB in exergue;
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