Browse Items (22 total)

Bust of Constantine I, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, right. (obverse). Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over both shoulders, standing right, crowning, with raised right hand, Constantine I, in military dress, with cloak over both shoulders,…

Gold coin. (whole)
Victory, winged, draped, seated left on throne, holding small Victory, winged, draped, holding wreath up in right hand, standing right, on right hand, and cornucopiae in left: shield behind to right. (reverse)
Head of Constantine…

Diademed, draped (with Christogram on shoulder) and cuirassed bust of Galla Placidia, right, crowned by manus Dei (obverse). Victory, right, holding long jewelled cross. (reverse)

Inscriptions
Obverse: D N GALLA PLACIDIA P F AVG
Reverse: VOT XX…

Gold coin. (whole)
Constantinopolis seated, right, holding sceptre and Victory. (reverse)
Helmeted and diademed bust of Arcadius, facing, cuirassed and holding spear and shield. (obverse)

Copper alloy medallion. (whole)
Bust of Constantinopolis, helmeted, left, with sceptre on left shoulder. (obverse)
Constantinopolis, turreted and seated left on stool, holding branch and cornucopia; she is crowned by Victory standing facing, head…

Large shallow silver platter with a deep foot-ring set off-centre, made in one piece with the platter. The whole platter is virtually flat, with a flat raised rim and a slight lip.
In the centre of the platter is a roundel, comprising a medallion…

Gold coin. (whole)
Victory holding long cross. (reverse)
Cuirassed bust facing with shield and spear over shoulder. (obverse)

Inscriptions
Obverse: DN ANASTA - SIVS PP AVG
Reverse: VICTORI - AAVGGG I
Mintmark: CONOB

Silver coin. (whole)
Diademed, draped profile bust, right, of Anastasius I, below ... (obverse)
Monogram of Theodoric, cross above, star below. (reverse)

Gold coin; imitation of Byzantine coin.
Curator's comments
Stein 1928, p.648: "Tomb i.5, which lay nearest to i.1 in a southerly direction, was found to contain three bodies, lying with their heads to the south. The one next to the entrance, (a),…

Uniface imitation of Byzantine gold coin. (whole)
Blank. (reverse)
Three-quarter face bust of Justinian I. (obverse)

Curator's comments
Stein 1928, p.646: "The fact that out of the four coins actually found by us in the mouths of Astana corpses…