Gold solidus of Anastasius, Constantinople, 507 A.D.
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG; Diademed bust of Anastasius l., wearing consular robes, and holding mappa and cruciform sceptre.
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Anastasius, nimbate, enthroned facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and sceptre surmounted by globus cruciger; to l., *; in exergue, CONOB.
RIC —; MIB Nb2; Lacam 1974, p.72, 2
Picture credit: Stack's (The Golden Horn Collection), 12.1.2009, lot 3045
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