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« on: February 19, 2012, 07:48:12 PM »
Hi, found today, can i have a positive I/D please Doc  Huh

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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2012, 07:51:11 PM »
OK i'll go for this -- but no guarantees



Description:  Obverse: Bust of Anastasius I, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and diadem.
Reverse: Victory seated on cuirass, inscribing a shield. Rho topped cross to right. The obverse of this coin would become the standard type for as long as the denomination existed. The emperor is shown as commander of the armed forces of the empire. The iconography is very similar to that of the Constantinian dynasty of the fourth century. The reverse of this coin, symbolising Christian victory is also of significance. Victory inscribing a shield is a motif common on earlier coins, but here it has been Christianised by the addition of a MONOGRAM. Anastasius was chosen to succeed Emperor Zeno by his widow Ariadne in 491. Anastasius was a known supporter of monophysitism (a form of Christianity common in Syria and Egypt but unpopular in Asia Minor, Palestine and the Balkans). This was a particular cause for internal unrest throughout Anastasius’s reign. Anastasius supported an edict of toleration issued by the previous emperor and by depicting Christian Victory on the reverse of his coin he enforced this idea of the Christian unity of the empire, no matter which form of Christianity his subjects followed. Despite his early troubles Anastasius reigned for 27 years over an ever more prosperous empire. He died in 518 aged 88. The plural Augustorum is a relic of the fourth and fifth centuries when there were multiple emperors. Originally the number of C’s indicated the number of emperors.

Inscriptions / Translations:  Obverse: DNANASTA SIVSPPAVC (Our Lord Anastasius Eternal Augustus)
Reverse: VICTORIAAVCCC (Victory of the Augusti) CONOB (CON=Mint mark of Constantinople, OB=obrizum, refined gold) in exergue.
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2012, 07:52:44 PM »
WWOOWW welldone mickey top coin mucker great find ..great stuff.
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2012, 07:57:10 PM »
Thanks Ray, rather pleased with it  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2012, 08:00:05 PM »
Sorry Micky and Alan it's a siliqua of Gratian Wink
I don't Know why I said sorry, it's a brilliant find and far better than any I have ever found.
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2012, 08:00:39 PM »
thx geoff
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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 08:06:18 PM »
Very nice coin mate love it
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 08:09:03 PM »
i looked at that and thought siliqua but geoff beat me to it,,,nice find bud.
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 08:12:42 PM »
Thanks Chef  Wink Any chance of date etc  Huh ... please.
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2012, 08:13:13 PM »
mickey well done , thats a gem of a coin, one i would love to own
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2012, 08:14:04 PM »
that's a stunning coin well found metalmickey
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2012, 08:17:15 PM »
Lovely coin Mick. As has been said, it's Gratian, with the legend DN GRATIANVS PF AVG VICTORIA AVGGG.

Rome mint - mint signature RB.

What size/ weight is it Mick? - it could be a rare half-siliqua (RIC 36a). I can't find an image but the description in RIC matches your coin.
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2012, 08:20:33 PM »
Date is AD 379-383.
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2012, 08:21:36 PM »
Thanks Doc, it`s tiny & much smaller than i imagined a Silver Roman would be, but then again it is my 1st.
It weighs 0.9 grams & is approx 12/14mm diameter  Huh
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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2012, 08:23:47 PM »
Another fantastic silver Roman, I feel sick.... Well Done!! Great find!!
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