Byzantine coins. Copper coins with cross-above-head
Emperor Anastasius (491-517 AD)
    Organized by Sear number.  [The coin to the right is Sear 19. Bold cross at 12:30]
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Copper coins of Anastasius from Constantinope are Sear 13-29B. This page has cross-above-head examples for Sear 14, 17, 18A, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29.
Copper coins of Anastasius from Nicomedia are Sear 31-45. This page has cross-above-head examples for Sear 32, 33-34, and 41.
Coins of Anastasius at Antioch are Sear 46-53A. This page has cross-above-head examples for Sear 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53 and 53A.

Key to what "variety" means and the references.

Cross references (a concordance) to other collections.

 

Constantinople mint

Sear 14 variety. Hahn 22², illustrated, plate 2. DO 16b, illustrated, plate II.  40-nummia. Small module.
Nothing to the left or right of the M. Cross above. No officina number below the M. In ex: CON
Sear 14 is not illustrated. Sear does not mention the cross above head, but Hahn says he head is "sometimes with cross".


Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 14.
23 mm. 8.99 grams.
Cross weak, but visible, at 12:15.

Sear 17 illustrated. Hahn 24 variety.  40-nummia. Small module.
* to the left of the M and nothing to the right. Cross above. Officina number below. In ex: CON 
Sear 17 does not mention the cross-above-head, but illustrates it, page 38.
Hahn neither mentions nor illustrates the cross-above-head.
DO 20 does not mention a cross and the four examples on plate II do not ilustrate it.
 

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 17.
7.92 grams.  25 mm.
Small but clear cross above head.
E (weak) below M.




Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 17.
7.89 grams. 23-22 mm.
Tiny cross above head.
Epsilon below M.



Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 17.
10.24 grams. 24 mm
Weak cross above head.
Gamma below M
The existence of symbols left and right
of the M is uncertain

Sear 18A variety. Hahn 26 variety. 40-numia. Small module.
Star to the left of the M and crescent to right. Cross above. Officina number below. In ex: CON
Sear neither mentions nor illustrates the cross-above-head. Hahn 26 neither mentions nor illustrates the cross-above-head. DO does not have Sear 18A.
    [Sear 18A differs from other Sear numbers by having a crescent instead of star (16), nothing (17), or cross (18) to the right.]

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 18A.
24 mm. 8.84 grams.
Small cross above head weak, but certain on the coin.
Officina E.

 Sear 19 variety = Hahn 27², plate 3, illustrated.  40-nummia. Large module.
Stars to the left and the right of the M. Cross above. Officina number below. In ex: CON
Sear does not mention the cross above head. Sear 19 is illustated without the cross-above-head.  Hahn says "sometimes with cross." 
DO 23 does not mention the cross and its ten images on plates III-IV do not illustrate a cross-above-head. They do illustrate five examples with a short line close to perpendicular at end of the diadem.



Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 19.
33 mm. 17.14 grams
Clear cross above.
Officina A (or D).





30 mm. 15.60 grams.
Clear cross above.
Officina A (possibly D).






Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 19.
33 mm. 18.56 grams.
Narrow cross above.
Officina B.





Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 19.
32 mm. 17.72 grams.
Weak, but certain, cross above.
Officina A, weak.






Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 19.
30 mm. 16.57 grams.
Clear cross above.
Officina Gamma.

Sear 19 sometimes comes with a short line nearly perpendicular at the end of the diadem. One is next. To see more of these, go to this page on additional examples of Sear 19.



Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 19.
32 mm. 16.78 grams, 6:30.
Minor near-perpendicular at end of diadem.
This is probably meaningless.
I do not think it is a cross, but I illustrate it here nevertheless.
Officina Gamma.

 

Sear 20 variety. Hahn 28a.  40-nummia. Large module.
* to the left and * to the right of M, each star with pellet above. Cross above M. Officina number below. In ex: CON
Sear 20 is not illustrated. Sear does not mention the cross above head. As Sear 19, but with pellets above stars on both sides.
Hahn mentions "sometimes with cross." Hahn 28a², plate 3, has the region above the head unclear, but it may have a cross.



Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 20 variety.
32 mm. 15.45 grams
Clear cross.
Pellet on right side weak, but there.
Officina A.




Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 20 variety.
32 mm. 18.51 grams.
Clear cross.
Officina Gamma.

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 20 variety.
32-30 mm. 16.54 grams. 6:00.
Cross above had at 12:00 only partly on the flan.
Pellet on left side weak, but there.
Officina B.

 

Sear 23 variety. Hahn 31², plate 2, illustrated.  20-nummia. Small module.
Cross to the left of K. No officina number.
Sear 23 is not illustrated. Sear does not mention the cross above head. Hahn mentions "sometimes with cross."
Sear 23 = DO 18 which neither mentions nor illustrates cross-above-head.

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 23.
20-19 mm. 2.32 grams.
Clear cross above head.





Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 23.
19 mm. 4.30 grams.
Clear cross above head.

Sear 23-24 type variety. Hahn N32 variety. 20-nummia. Small module.
Cross to left of K, officina number Epsilon to right.
Sear 23 has no stars (as above and this one) but no officina number. Sear 24 has the officina number but includes stars (unlike this one)
Sear does not illustrate Sear 23 and does not mention the possibility of the cross-above-head. Hahn N32 is very worn and the cross above head not mentioned and not visible.
Sear 23 is distinguished from Sear 24 and Hahn 32 by the lack of stars and from Hahn 31 by the existence of an officina number.  Hahn 32 (plate 2) has stars within the K and his illustration has a weak cross-above-head. DO does not have this type.




Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 23v.
20-19 mm. 4.44 grams.
Hahn N32 (Hahn 32 has stars within the K, but no cross.)
Cross above head seems to be there, not clear.
This is a Sear type variety because Sear 23 has no officina number and Sear 24 has stars.

Sear 24 variety. Hahn 32 variety.  20-nummia. Small module.
Cross to left of K, officina number to right, stars in K above and below.
Sear 24 is not illustrated. Sear does not mention the cross above head. Hahn 32 might have an unclear tiny cross at 12:00, but it is not certain and Hahn does not mention the cross.
This is distinguished from Sear 24 and Hahn N32 by the stars. Sear 24 = DO 21, which neither mentions nor illustrates cross-above-head.


Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 24.
19 mm. 3.84 grams.
Clear cross above head at 11:00,
further behind than usual.
B to right of K.


 

Sear 25 variety. Hahn 33 variety. 20-nummia. Large module.
Cross to left of K, officina number to right.
Sear 25 neither mentions nor illustrates the cross-above-head.
Hahn 33 does not mention the cross. Hahn N33 is very similar but with two tiny pellets on either side of the reverse cross. Neither (plate 3) illustrates the cross-above-head.
Sear 25 = DO 24, with cross-above-head not mentioned, but possibly illustrated by 24.b2, plate IV (It is hard to tell iff the blob in the right place is a cross.)

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 25.
28-25 mm. 6.42 grams.
A to right of K
Very weak cross above head
in the gap betwen TA and SIVS.
Possibly stars in the K above and below.
If so, then not in Sear or Hahn.


 

Sear 26 variety. Hahn 35 variety.  10-nummia. Small module.
CON-CORD (from 1:00 clockwise) around I.
Sear does not mention the cross above head. Sear 26 is illustrated, but if the die had a cross it is off the flan.
Hahn 35a and 35b are very similar to each other. The latter has a pellet to the right of the I. Neither mentions or illustates a cross (plate 2). Sear 26 = DO 19, which neither mentions nor illustrates cross-above-head.

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 26.
16-15 mm. 2.01 grams.
Cross above head weak but certain.

Sear 29 variety. Hahn 39 variety. 5-nummia.
Large E, usually with two pellets within, officina number to right.
Sear 29 neither mentions nor illustrates a cross-above-head. Hahn 39 neither mentions nor illustrates the cross (plate 3). Hahn 39 is similar to Hahn 37 which merely lacks the two pellets (and also does not mention or illustrate the cross).  Sear 29 = DO 26, which neither mentions nor illustrates a cross-above-head.

Anastasius. Constantinople. Sear 29.
12 mm. 2.15 grams.
Cross above head certain in hand but the color is too even to photograph well.
Two pellets in Epsilon.
Officina A.

Anastasius (?, uncertain from legend)
13 mm. 1.74 grams. 5:30. 
Certain cross above head.
Two marks (?) in Epsilon.
Officina A.

 

Nicomedia mint. Go to the coins of Anastasius from Antioch (below) or Constantinople (above).
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Copper coins of Anastasius from Nicomedia are Sear 31-45. This page has cross-above-head examples for Sear 32, 33-34, and 41.

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Sear 32. Hahn 41, illustrated, plate 4.  DO 29, plate V, illustrated. 40-nummia. Small module.
Nothing to left or right of M. Cross above. No officina number. NIC in ex.
Sear says "with a small cross in front of diadem" and is not illustrated.
Hahn says "sometimes with cross."  Hahn 41, plate 4, illustrates the cross. Grierson 64, illustrated.


Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 32.
25 mm. 9.21 grams.
Clear cross above head.

Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 32.
24 mm. 9.42 grams. 6:30.
Clear cross above head.
Ex Dr. Michael Metlich Collection.



 

Sear 33 variety (or Sear 34?). Hahn 43 variety. DO 30.1 plate V. 40-nummia. Small module.
Star to left and right and below M. Cross above. No officina number. NIC in ex.
Sear does not mention the cross above head. Sear 33 is illustrated without the cross-above-head.
Hahn 43 does not mention the cross and the illustration (plate 4) does not have a clear one, but the diadem does have a prominent nearly perpendicular ending.
DO 30.1, plate V, is unclear, but might have a cross well above the head at 12:40.

Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 33.
24 mm. 7.82 grams.
Weak but definite tilted cross at end of diadem.
Weak * below M.
If that weak "star" below the M is really an officina number,
then this is Sear 34, which is "sometimes with small cross above front of diadem."

Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 33.
24 mm. 9.28 grams.
Weak but definite tilted cross at end of diadem.
Sear 33 has a star below the M and Sear 34 has a delta below the M.
Sear 32 does not have stars either side of the M, so this is Sear 33 or 34.
This coin has the area below the M too weak to tell if it has the star expected of Sear 33
or the delta of Sear 34.

 

 

Sear 41 illustrated. Hahn 51variety. 20-nummis.
Cross to the left of large K. Cross flanked by N I. * to right. No officina number.
Sear does not mention the cross-above-head. Cross neither mentioned nor illustrated by Hahn 51, plate 4. DO 35 mentions it, but if the illustrated coin 35.1 has one it is very weak.



Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 41.
20 mm. 3.90 grams
Clear cross above head.

Anastasius. Nicomedia. Sear 41.
19 mm. 4.78 grams.
Clear cross above head.

 


 

Antioch mint.   Go to the Anastasius coins from Constantinople  or Nicomedia (above)
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Coins of Anastasius at Antioch are Sear 46-53A. This page has cross-above-head examples for Sear 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53 and 53A.
 

Sear 47. Hahn 57¹ (B) and 57², plate 5 (Delta), both illustrated. DO 45b and 45c1, plate VI, both illustrated. 40-nummia. Large module.
Crosses left and right of M, officina number below. Cross above. ANTX in ex.
Sear 47 is not illustrated but says it has a "cross in front of diadem."  Hahn says "cross topped diadem."  Struck 512-518.
Sear 47 = DO 45, illustrated by 45b and 45.c1 on plate VI.
 


Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
 31 mm. 17.30 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina A




Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
35-33 mm. 16.44 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina A
Reverse double struck with slide downwards.






Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
32 mm. 16.64 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina B.




Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
32 mm. 17.06 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina B.




Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
31-30 mm. 15.98 grams.
Cross above head not so clear in the photo,
but certainly there in hand.
Officina Gamma.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
34-31 mm. 14.43 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina Gamma, weak.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
30-27 mm. 17.40 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina Delta

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
33-28 mm. 13.74 grams. 6:30.
Clear cross above head.
Officina Delta.

 

A mintmark variety, with ANASTASIVS misspelled and the "N" in "ANTX" retrograde. This may be an ancient imitation.


Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 47.
32-29 mm. 20.55 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina A.
"N" retrograde in mintmark
which is a variety.

Sear 47 and 48:  A page of additional examples of Sear 47 and 48 in lesser condition.

Sear 48 illustrated. Hahn 56, illustrated, plate 5.
Crosses left and crescent right of M, officina number below. Cross above. ANTX in ex.
Sear 48 is not illustrated. Sear says "cross above in front of diadem" and Hahn says "cross topped diadem." Large module. Struck 512-518.
Crescent right is not in DO and numbered DO "(46)".



Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 48.
33 mm. 14.99 grams.
Clear cross above head.
A below M.






Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 48.
30-28 mm. 16.24 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Eight-pointed star.
Crescent to right of M unclear.
Possibly a dot below the star on the left
B below M






Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 48.
33-32 mm. 16.85 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Eight-pointed star.
Tiny star in crescent on right?
Officina completely obscure, even on the coin itself.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 48.
35-31 mm. 16.79 grams. 6:00.
Bold cross above head.
Officina uncertain, even on the coin itself.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 48.
33-31 mm. 14.48 grams. 6:00.
Bold cross above head.
Officina possibly A, but not clearer on the coin than in this photo.




Sear 47 and 48: A page of additional examples of Sear 47 and 48 in lesser condition.

 

Sear 49. Hahn 58¹, illustrated, plate 5. 20-nummia. Large module.
Sear 49 is not illustrated, but says "cross in front of diadem." Hahn 58 says "cross topped diadem" with either AN/TX or AN/XT, but also illustrates AT/NX, both with cross.
DO 47 does not mentions the cross-above-head, but the illustration 47b, plate VI, seems to have a weak one.


Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 49.
22 mm. 7.81 grams. 5:30.
Cross above head.
This example is AN/XT
Officina Delta.

Sear 49 orientation variety.  (Half the reverse is upside down. Here are two photos, one with each orientation.)
Normally a large K with cross to left and officina number to right. The cross has A N / T X across it.
However, this one has the K and officina number upside down from the cross and its letters.
Sear 49 says "cross in front of diadem." Here it is at the top of the head. Hahn 58 has "cross topped diadem" with either AN/TX or AN/XT, but not other lettering varieties.




Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 49.
26-24 mm. 7.67 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina B




The same coin as above, but with reverse rotated 180 degress.
Now the K and the officina letter B are corretly oriented, but the
cross to the left is upside down with the letters in it upside down.




Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 49.
 27-23 mm. 8.42 grams.
Definite cross above head, but not so clear in this photo.
Another example with half the reverse upside down.
Officina B.
 
The same reverse die, but not the same obverse die (the legend break is different)




The same coin as above, but with reverse rotated 180 degress.
Now the K and the officina letter B are correctly oriented, but the
cross to the left is upside down with the letters it in upside down.



 

Sear 50 reverse-lettering variety. Hahn 58 lettering variety. 20-nummia. Large module.
Cross to left of large K and officina letter to right.
Not listed in Sear or Hahn or DO with this arrangement of "ANTX".
Hahn 58 has "cross topped diadem" with either AN/TX or AN/XT, but not other lettering varieties.
Sear 50 has A N / TX around the cross. This example has those letters retrograde. Sear 50 says "cross in front of diadem."

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 50.
 24-23 mm. 6.83 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina A.
N A
X T  around cross (retrograde).
The obverse legend is missing the end of his name.
This may be an ancient imitation.

Sear 51. Hahn 58²,  illustrated, plate 5, even though the Hahn text does not give this letter configuration. 20-nummia. Large module.
Cross to left of K, A T / N X on either side, officina number to right
Sear says "cross in front of diadem" and does not illustrate it.  Hahn 58 has "cross topped diadem" with either AN/TX or AN/XT, but not other lettering varieties. 
Grierson 75 illustrates this type with cross-above-head but AT/NX with retrograde N. This letter-configuration is mentioned in DO as DO(49c), but not in the collection at the time the catalog was published.



Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 51.
26-25 mm. 7.93 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina B.






Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 51.
 27-25 mm. 5.95 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Officina B





Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 51.
27-25 mm. 7.42 grams.
Clear, but not bold, cross above.
Officina Δ.




 

Sear 52, illustrated. Hahn 59¹, illustrated, with pellets, plate 5, and Hahn 60 illustrated, without pellets, plate 5. DO 48, illustrated, plate VI. 10-nummia. Large Module.
[officina number] CONC-ORDIA (from 8:00) clockwise around I, ANTX in ex.
Sear says "cross in front of diadem" and Hahn says "cross topped diadem." Sear 52A is similar but with the legend reading outward.
Sear says "usually with pellets in field to l. and to r." DO mentions the cross-above-head.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 52.
21-20 mm. 3.925 grams. 6:30.
Pellets on either side of the I.
Bold cross above head.
Officina B.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 52.
22-20 mm. 4.14 grams.
Clear cross above head.
No pellets.
Officina  Γ certain



 

Sear 52A. Hahn 59² illustates this variety (with an "L") but is reproduced as only 17 mm, much smaller than this example and Hahn 59¹ which reads like Sear 52 above. I wonder if the smaller size is simply an error in the size of the photograph of Hahn 59².  10-nummia. Large module.
[Officina number]CON-CORD reading outward, counterclockwise, around large I. In ex: ANTX
Sear 52A is not illustrated. Sear says, "cross above head." 52A differs from 52 by having the legend read outward.
Hahn 59 differs from Hahn 60 by having pellets on either side of the I. Both have "cross topped diadem."
Both inward and outward reading legends have the same number, 59. Sear 52A is not in DO.


Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 52A.
20 mm. 4.20 grams.
Cross above head clear but not bold.
First letter in the legend is "L"which is an upside down Gamma, Γ.

Sear 53. Hahn 61-63 are varieties of mint and control mark configurations, each with cross-above-head. 5-nummia
Large Epsilon, with A[officina number]N upwards to the right, sometimes with two pellets in the Epsilon.
Sear 53 says it has "cross above head" but illustrates only the reverse.  Hahn 61 has officina to the right while 62 and 63 have the officina between "A N". 62 has two pellets within the Epsilon. Only illustations 61 and 63² definitely have a cross.
DO 49 is the number for all varieties but illustrates only one, which does have a cross-above-head.
Sear 53 has three letters to the right of the Epsilon. Sear 53A has two letters within the Eplison and the officina number as a single letter to the right.


Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
13-12 mm. 2.16 grams
Clear cross above head.
ABN upwards to right.
Officina B
Two pellets in Epsilon.
Hahn 62² illustrates officina B, plate 5

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
12 mm. 2.03 grams. 11:00
Bold cross above head.
Officina Delta.
Two pellets in Epsilon.
Hahn 62¹, plate 5, illustrates officina A between A and N.
Hahn 62³, plate 5, illustrates officina Delta, but between N and A.

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
12 mm. 1.56 grams.
Clear cross above head
ABN upwards to right.
No pellets in Epsilon.
Officina B.
Hahn 63¹ illustrates officina Gamma and 63² Delta.
DO 49b, plate VI is this variety, with the cross and ABN and also without the two pellets.

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
13-12 mm. 1.92 grams.
Weak cross above head.
Weak letters to the right of E
Under magnification, possibly AAN upwards.
Hahn 63¹ illustrates officina Gamma and 63² Delta.

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
13 mm. 1.99 grams.
Cross above head certain but partially off the flan.
ABN upwards, with B retrograde.
Officina B
Hahn 63¹ illustrates officina Gamma and 63² Delta.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
12 mm. 2.40 grams.
Obverse uncertain and cross not certain
AΔN upwards to right
Officina Delta.
Hahn 63¹ illustrates officina Gamma and 63² Delta.

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
12-11 mm. 1.77 grams. 11:30
Clear cross above head.
Unclear letters to the right of Epsilon.

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53.
13-12 mm. 1.61 grams. 11:00.
Bold cross above head.
NΔA upwards to right.

There are many varieties of designs within and to the right of the E. Sear 29 is similar from Constantinople with an upright officina number to the right.
Sear 53A lists one variety with letters within the Epsilon, but several varieties exist and all will be called "53A" here. Listed with "cross above front of diadem."
Sear 53 has three letters to the right of the Epsilon. Sear 53A has two letters (A N,  sometimes N A) within the Eplison and the officina number as a single letter to the right.
Hahn 61-63 all say "cross topped diadem," but do not list the different positions of the letters and occasional dots.

Sear 53A variety. Hahn 61, illustrated, plate 5.
Large Epsilon with various small letters inside and to the right.
Sear says "cross in front of the diadem," but does not illustrate it.
Grierson 78 illustrates this type with the same coin as Hahn with cross-above-head for officina gamma.

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53A.
13-12 mm. 1.68 grams.
Clear cross above head.
A N upwards within E
Officina A to right.
Hahn 61is similar but with NA upwards for AN.  Hahn does not list AN, of which three specimens are illustrated here.
Hahn 61 has officina Gamma (plate 5).

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53A.
12 mm. 2.02 grams.
Clear cross above head.
A N upwards within E
Officina B to right.
Hahn 61is similar but with NA upwards for AN.
Hahn 61 has officina Gamma (plate 5).

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53A.
13 mm. 2.30 grams.
Clear cross above head.
A N upwards within E.
Officina  Γ to right.
Hahn 61is similar but with NA upwards for AN.
Hahn 61 has officina Gamma (plate 5).

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53A.
13 mm. 2.34 grams.
Clear cross above head.
Retrograde letters within E
A above, N below, upwards, with officina A to right.
Hahn 61 is this with officina Gamma (plate 5).

 

Anastasius. Antioch. Sear 53A.
13-12 mm. 2.55 grams.
Clear, but not bold, cross above head.
Obverse legend uncertain.
Retrograde letters within and the right of Epsilon.
A above, N below, officina B to right.
Hahn 61 is this with officina Gamma (plate 5).

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