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Tremissis of Anastasius I
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 491–518
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 mm. Weight: 1.45 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1252
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I to right.
DNANASTA SIVSPPAVG below bust: VM
Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field
VICTORIA[AVGVS]TORVM In exergue: CONOB
DNANASTA SIVSPPAVG below bust: VM
Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field
VICTORIA[AVGVS]TORVM In exergue: CONOB
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.