A new monogram coin for me

Surprisingly for all of the monograms I have, I never managed to pick up one of Emperor Anastasius until quite recently; knowing how common they are, I left this task on the backburner, until I decided to purchase this nice one. His monogrammed bronze nummi are from the pre-coinage reform period of his reign (491-498 AD).

Anastasius, Byzantine emperor
Obv: DN A-NAS, pearl-diademed, draped bust right
Rev: Monogram of Anastasius within circle
Mint: Constantinople (struck 491-498 AD)
Ref: SB 13

 

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Too bad it's broken/not centered. The devises seem to be very well defined.

 

Yeah. I couldn't really splurge more money on a better one, so for its price ($22 shipped), it isn't bad, especially thinking about all the worse ones out there. It's fine for now until I'm off the wagon and able to get a better one.

 

atta boy, Jango!! ... wow, another coin from this very difficult century (well done)

 

Looking for help!? Need to know the best way to restore the date on a silver coin.

 

welcome, misty.mb

 

welcome misty, may want to start a new thread on the topic. i haven't cleaned silver, so not sure.

VK: that really a pretty nice lookin' one, the details are nice...if a bit off target.