Co 315 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

406

Not before (date)

404

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X Arcadius 106/123/127/129/132/136, pp. 249-251 (eastern mints except Alexandria)

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 73, no. 1124 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Indeterminate Monogram, Sixth Century, Nummus“)

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

10.5

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.71

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and [cuirassed] bust of emperor to right; within dotted border border

Obverse Inscription

[D N ARC]ADI-VS P F A[VG]

Reverse Description

Latin cross potent; within thin dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[CO]NCORD[-IA AVG?]; mintmark does not survive

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph