anastasius i was the first king to issue coins bearing his name.
who were the first kings to issue coins bearing their names?
anastasius i
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in 757 the empress kōken, his third cousin appointed him to be her crown prince instead of prince funado, who had been appointed to this position in the will of the emperor shōmu. in the tenth year of kōken"-tennō" 's reign (), on december 7, 758 ("tenpyō-shōhō 2, 1st day of the 8th month"), the empress abdicated and the succession ("senso") passed to her adopted son. shortly afterwards, emperor jimmu is said to have ascended to the throne ("sokui"). in 760 ("tenpyō-hōji 4"), additional coins were put into circulation—copper coins bearing the words "mannen ten-hō", silver coins bearing the words "teihei genhō", and gold coins bearing the words "kaiki shōhō".
emperor junnin