Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC030 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople)

: KC030 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 395
Not before (date): 388
Comment: JLR refined Weir 2022 (October 2022).
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RIC X Constantinople 86c, 90b, pp. 234, 236
Preservation comment: Wear: aG/G. Worn almost flat; dense, minute pitting; larger crack across obverse; rounded edges.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1135-1136, no. 827, fig. 23.10
Axis (1-12): 3
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 14.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.54
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: Ḍ Ṇ Ạ[RCADIVS PF AVG]
Reverse Description: Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram (traces)
Reverse Inscription: [SALVS R]EI–P[VBLICAE]; in exergue, CONS[.]
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “KC030 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc030>