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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4980517, member: 85693&quot;]Reviving this thread because I just got a &quot;pellet&quot; reverse Anastasius follis from Constantinople (SB 21), and this post came up when I was trying to figure it out.&nbsp;&nbsp; I used SA&#039;s post here as part of my attribution efforts (thanks, SA!)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This came from a European eBay auction, generically described.&nbsp; Post Office note:&nbsp; from Czech Republic to USA Midwest, Oct. 3-29 - not bad! </p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is not like SA&#039;s rare crescent type, but these seem to be a bit scarce even with both stars.&nbsp; Apparently these were only issued under Officiana Є. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a FORVM listing with more information: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=69687q00.jpg&amp;vpar=790&amp;zpg=80134&amp;fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=69687q00.jpg&amp;vpar=790&amp;zpg=80134&amp;fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=69687q00.jpg&amp;vpar=790&amp;zpg=80134&amp;fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1196531[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Anastasius&nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>n.d. (c. Sep. 517-July 518 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>DN [A]NASTASIVS P P AV(G), pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, dot over star over [dot ] left, cross above, dot over star over dot right, Є below, CON in ex.</p><p>SB 21; MIB 28b.</p><p>(14.52 grams / 31 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b>&nbsp; &quot;According to Hahn, at the beginning of the last lustrum of Anastasius&#039; reign (September 517), dots were added to all new cut coins. Since Anastasius died 10 months later (July 518), these coins are somewhat scarce.&quot;</p><p>CT - Severus Alexander, Dec. 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Berk notes, &quot;Thus far, no specimens noted better than Fine. &quot;Only the 5th officina is recorded for this type with the M flanked on&nbsp; the left and right by a star with&nbsp; pellet above and below.&quot; FORVM[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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