Anastasius I - Ae Follis - Constantinople

I was in the British Museum way back in 1971, in the strong room of the Department of Coins and Medals. Needed a prior letter of interest from me, to make that type of a visit. Wasn't a problem, I was living in England at the time.

Saw tray after tray of rarest of the rare Byzantine gold.

I asked them the same question about books on Byzantine coins. Mr Carson who was a curator of coins and medals at the time suggested I get a copy of
"Late Roman Bronze Coinage" By Carson, Hill and Kent, written in part, by himself. No illustrations, more of a methodology to identify by Emperor, Mint and Officina. Fairly thin book and perhaps comparatively not too much to buy these days.

I have had a copy of
Byzantine Coins and Their Values" by David Sear. Only a bit harder to use than his books on Roman coins.

Whitting has a book: "Byzantine Coins". This is a rather large book on the history of Byzantine coins. Excellent colour illustrations, but poor binding, which goes against the physical long term survival of an otherwise an excellent publication.

These days, excellent reference can be made on the WILDWINDS and VCOINS websites.

I would love to get a copy of the Dumbarton Oaks Catalogue on Byzantine coins.

That is big, very tactile these big coins