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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Voulgaroktonou, post: 8206373, member: 84047&quot;]I&#039;ve trotted these two out previously, but they are atypical and some may find them of interest.</p><p>Here are two of my favorite Anastasii: </p><p>Anastasius I. Constantinople. 512-17. Half follis. 9.62 gr. 24.5 mm. hr. 8. Sear 25A; Hahn 20a (this coin). Ex Vecchi 8, Dec. 4, 1997, lot 401. Published in The Celator, April 1999, “A Pair of holed rarities”. When the weights of the follis and its fractions were doubled in 512, the mint evidently considered that the increased size of the flans would allow for a figural reverse type, here a seated representation of Constantinople holding a globus cruciger. Examples exist for the type on the follis, its half, and quarter, but it evidently did not give satisfaction, and examples are extremely rare today. I will not live long enough (or be able to afford) a follis, should one come on the market, so I will be content with that line from Meatloaf, “Two out of three ain&#039;t bad.” </p><p>And below, a corresponding decanummium: Anastasius I. Constantinople. 512-17. Decanummium. 4.30 gr. 20 mm. hr. 6. Sear 28A; Hahn 21. Triton XV, lot 1573.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438553[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438554[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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