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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2027062, member: 44140&quot;]I don&#039;t believe you all have seen this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anastasius was a master economist. He reformed the Roman currency and fixed the system around the Gold Solidus. Towards the middle of his reign he increased the size of the follis, why?, I am not sure and records about this reform are vague at best. One would assume that the treasury grew and he wanted to mint a coin that demonstrated the power of the East Romans in the face of the Barbaric west. When he died he left something like 890,000 pounds of gold in the treasury. A testament to fiscal success.</p><p>What I love most about this coin is the condition. I mean the picture does not do it justice. In hand it really is a piece of chocolate with a perfect patina. I also admired its completeness. In most cases on the small module follis there is not enough metal to fill the die and some of both side&#039;s detail is lost. Usually the Officina mark under the &quot;M&quot; and the high details on the emperors bust. Oh man I am thrilled.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anastasius (491-518 AD)</p><p>AE Small Module 40 nummis (Follis)</p><p>struck 498-507 AD</p><p>23.8 mm x 12.43 grams</p><p>Obverse: Diademed bust of Anastasius- DN ANASTASIVS AV</p><p>Reverse: Large M flanked by Stars, Delta Officina - NIC, cross above</p><p>ref# SB32</p><p>[ATTACH=full]368212[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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