its half and third; and five of copper, the follis, worth 40 nummi, and its fractions down to a nummus. It would seem that the new currency quickly became an important part of trade with other regions. A follis coin has been found in the Charjou desert, north of the River Oxus. Four solidi from his reign have been recovered as far from the Roman Empire as China. China might seem an unlikely trading partner, but the Romans and the Chinese were probably able to do business via Central Asian merchants travelling along the Silk Roads. Some Roman trading partners attempted to replicate the coins of Anastasius. The currency created by Anastasius stayed in use and circulated widely for long after his reign. A 40-nummi coin of Anastasius is depicted on the obverse of North Macedonia's 50 denar banknote, issued in 1996. See also List of Byzantine emperors References Sources Zacharias of Mytilene, Syriac Chronicle, Book VII, Chapter VI External links 430s births 518 deaths 5th-century Byzantine emperors 6th-century Byzantine emperors 5th-century Roman consuls 6th-century Roman consuls Anastasian War Burials at the Church of the Holy Apostles House of Leo Illyrian people Imperial Roman consuls Oriental Orthodox monarchs People from Durrës People of the Roman–Sasanian Wars Illyrian emperors