Solidus of Anastasios I, Constantinople
r. 491 - 518
Anastasios I
Byzantine
obverse: Bust three-quarters facing wearing helmet with plume, trefoil ornament and diadem the ties of wh show to l, tunic and cuirass. With r. hand holds spear behind head. On l shoulder, shield w device of horseman r spearing fallen foe; reverse: Victory l holding long voided cross; in r field, star
Gold
Byzantine period, Early