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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7532775, member: 115171&quot;]Anastasius is the first emperor styled as Byzantine.&nbsp; His radical reform of the copper coinage is a clear break from the coins of the previous emperors, so from a numismatic standpoint he is a logical choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; His gold coinage did not significantly depart from those of his predecessors, though.&nbsp; Here are some examples, all from the Constantinople mint.&nbsp; The angel on the reverse shows a bit of variety, holding a long cross, or one of two varieties of Chi-rho.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300593[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1300594[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been suggested that the long cross gave way to the Chi-rho to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jesus’ birth.&nbsp; The suggestion may be fanciful (or not.&nbsp; Who knows?) But it does help fix the time of Anastasius’ reign in the memory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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