Sear 53, Anastasius, 5-nummia.

There are many varieties of designs within and to the right of the Epsilon. Sear 29 is similar from Constantinople with an upright officina number to the right.
Sear 53 has letters to the right of the Epsilon, but no letters within.
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."
Hahn 61, which says "cross topped diadem," but does not list the different positions of the letters and occasional dots.

Sear 53A variety. Not illustrated. Sear says, "cross in front of diadem." Large Epsilon with various other letters inside and to the right.
Grierson 78 illustrates this type with cross-above-head for officina gamma.



Sear 53
12 mm. 2.45 grams. 11:30.
Clear cross above head.
ANx upwards to right.




Sear 53
12-11 mm. 2.04 grams. 6:00.
Weak but certain cross above head.
Looks like B retrograde upward with N above, and nothing to its left.
If it reads downwards, it would be NB,
which would not be retrograde, but unsual, since most read upwards.



Sear 53
12-11 mm. 2.50 grams (quite thick). 5:00.
Weak but clear cross above (clearer on the coin)
AAN upwards to right.



Sear 53
14-13 mm. 2.42 grams. 12:00.
Flan has a ragged hole, possibly from poor metal (lead?) corroding away.
Small and not strong, but certain, cross above head.
Letters upwards which are hard to identify
xxN, possibly



 
  Sear 53
  12-10 mm. 1.33 grams. 5:00.
  Barely evident cross above head.
  Officina letters obscure. Likely A at the top.



  Sear 53
  12-11 mm. 2.14 grams. 5:00.
  Clear large cross above head.
  Letters inside the Epsion, possibly A bove and N below.




  Sear 53
  12-11 mm. 1.83 grams. 5:00.
  Clear cross above head.
  Dots inside the Epsilon, letters to right uncertain.




  Sear 53
  11-10 mm. 1.82 grams. 8:00.
  Certain, but not bold, cross above head.
  Letters to right bold, but blundered and interrupted by corrosion.
  A Delta? N(retrograde)




  Sear 53
  Clear cross above head.
  13 mm. 2.06 grams. 12:00.
  To right: NAE (uncertain), upright, top to bottom.




  Sear 53
  Cross above head, partly off the flan.
  13 mm. 1.74 grams. 5:00.
  dots inside the Epsilon, A<something>N reading outwards up right.




  Sear 53
  11 mm. 1.96 grams. 12:00.
  Cross above head.
  Uncertain letters to the right,
  Possibly AΔN upwards.




  Sear 53
  12 mm. 1.78 grms. 5:00.
  Clear cross above head.
  ABN upwards.




  Sear 53
  12 mm. 2.53 grams. 5:00.
  Very weak cross above head,
  more visible on the coin itself.
  AΔN upwards to right.


 

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