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Solidus of Anastasios I, Constantinople

Solidus of Anastasios I, Constantinople

r. 491 - 518

Anastasios I

Byzantine

Obverse: Bust three-quarters facing wearing helmet, tunic and cuirass, with right hand holding spear behind head; on left shoulder, shield with device of horseman right spearing fallen foe Reverse: Victory left holding long voided cross; in right field, a star

Gold

Byzantine period, Early

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