- Co 318 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 392
- Not before (date)
- 388
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Alexandria 20c, p. 303
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2900, p. 105
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/F. Roughly 10% snapped off obverse lower right, and remaining edge deeply chipped; extensive, slight pitting and scratching, with rare flaking.
- Published as
- Hohlfelder1973, p. 91, no. 1, pl. 18
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 533 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.57
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N ARCA[DIVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- [SA]LVS REI [– PVBLICAE]; in exergue, ALEA′
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 318 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0318>
