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1 Solidus In the name of Anastasius I, Reverse legend ending with letter
| Issuer | Ostrogothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 491-518 |
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| Value | 1 Solidus = 3 Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Anastasius I, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed, shown holding a spear over the right shoulder in the manner of a triumphant commander. The effigy is rendered in the late antique Imperial style, with pronounced facial features typical of Byzantine-influenced Ostrogothic coinage. The bust is encircled by a Latin legend in capital lettering arranged around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ANASTA - SIVS PP AVG (Translation: Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus Our Lord, Anastasius, perpetual August) |
| Reverse description | Winged Victory personification standing and facing left, holding a long cross in the right hand, rendered in the classical tradition of late Roman Imperial coinage. A star appears in the right field, serving as a mint or emission control mark. The reverse is encircled by a Latin legend that terminates with a variable controlling letter designating the issuing mint or officina. The exergue bears the mint mark CONOB, the standard gold purity guarantee of the Byzantine and late Roman monetary system, preceded by the officina letter and workshop designation MD or RM depending on the emission. |
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