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1/2 Siliqua - Anastasius I Dicorus Uncertain Mint
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 491-518 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I facing right, rendered in the late antique imperial tradition. The effigy displays the characteristic pearl diadem of Byzantine rulers, with the drapery and cuirass indicated in summary fashion typical of hammered silver coinage of this period. The circular legend surrounding the bust reads D N ANASTASIVS P AC, positioned along the periphery of the flan. The strike is somewhat irregular, reflecting the variable quality associated with uncertain-mint issues of this reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ANASTASIVS P AC (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) ANASTASIVS P(-erpetuus) A(-v-)C(-vstvs) `Our Lord Anastasius, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | A large, bold Greek letter tau (T) occupies the central field of the reverse, rendered in a clean, upright style within a plain circular border or shallow incuse field. The tau serves as a numeral denoting 300 nummi, equivalent to one half-siliqua, functioning as the denomination mark on this fractional silver issue. The field surrounding the tau is flat and largely devoid of additional decoration, consistent with the minimalist reverse design common to Byzantine fractional silver of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. The flan edges are irregular, typical of hammered coinage from an uncertain provincial or metropolitan mint. |
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