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ID:     bz0005
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Anastasius I
Date Ruled:     AD 491-518
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 498-518
Diameter:     24 mm
Weight:     8.39g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVC
Obverse Description:     Bust right with diadem (sometimes a cross),cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse Legend:     M / CON
Reverse Description:     M with cross above, CON in ex.
Mint Mark:     CON
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     DOC16a, 1-8
Reference2:     SBCV 14
Photograph Credit:     Larry Gaye
Notes:     This coin is a flip over double strike; there is also the faint remnants of a cross above the diadem no doubt caused by the double strike. Hence the DOC 16a reference.