Co 223 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

393

Not before (date)

388

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Rome 64c, p. 133

Preservation comment

Wear: F. Slight, frequent chipping; wider marginal flaking on obverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 530 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.15

Obverse Description

Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[D N ARCADI]-VS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria striding to left, looking back, dragging captive in left hand; to left, staurogram; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS REI] - PVBLICAE; in exergue, R[•]P

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph