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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
G3,RIG.519
Denomination
tremissis
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Bust of Anastasius I, right, diademed, draped and cuirassed.
(obverse)
Victory advancing right, looking back, holding in right hand wreath and globus cruciger in left hand.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Byzantine Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Byzantine Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Anastasius I
Production date
492-507
Production place
Minted in:
Constantinople
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
1.477 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BZ1 / Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum, vol. 1
(14 p.3)
MIB1
(12, p.100)
DOC1 / Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection (vol. 1 Anastasius I - Maurice, 491-602)
(10)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Anastasius I
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Donated by:
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date
1825
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
G3,RIG.519
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
B.6763
(Supplementary number allocated before identified as George III.)
C&M catalogue number
BZ1 (Byzantine 1)
(3)
(14)