Barbarous Imitation

367, Lot: 592. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Follis (30mm, 10.44 g, 4h). Barbarous imitation. Struck circa 512-518 or later. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Δ//CON. Cf. DOC 23f; cf. MIBE 27; cf. SB 19 for prototype. VF, dark green and brown patina, ragged flan edge.