Forgery of a Gold Semissis of Anastasios I
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Title
Forgery of a Gold Semissis of Anastasios I
Subject
Forgery of a Gold Semissis of Anastasios I (r. 491-518), gold-plated copper, diam: 20 mm, Washington D.C., Dumbarton Oaks.
Description
Obverse: Bust of Anastasios I facing right with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
DNANASTA-SIVSPPAVC
D[OMINUS NOSTER] ANASTASIVS P[ER]P[ETEUUS] AVC[VSTVS]
Our Lord, Anastasios, Perpetual Emperor
Reverse: Victory, nude to the waist, seated facing right on shield and cuirass, inscribing XXXX on shield she holds on her knee.
VICTORI-AAVCCC
VICTORIA AVGVSTORUM
Victory of the Augusti
DNANASTA-SIVSPPAVC
D[OMINUS NOSTER] ANASTASIVS P[ER]P[ETEUUS] AVC[VSTVS]
Our Lord, Anastasios, Perpetual Emperor
Reverse: Victory, nude to the waist, seated facing right on shield and cuirass, inscribing XXXX on shield she holds on her knee.
VICTORI-AAVCCC
VICTORIA AVGVSTORUM
Victory of the Augusti
Source
https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/BZC.1978.6/view
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks BZC.1978.6
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Citation
“Forgery of a Gold Semissis of Anastasios I,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed June 14, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/323.
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