Co 318 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph