446, Lot: 439. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (30mm, 13.90 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation of a Theoupolis (Antioch) mint issue copying the reverse of Justinian I circa 536-537. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; ΘYΠOΛS. Cf. DOC 212a (Justinian I); cf. MIBE 131 (Justinian I); cf. SB 212a (Justinian I). Good Fine, green patina, earthen deposits, numerous cleaning scratches.