Co 482 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more 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 Thessalonica 65c, p. 188
Comparanda
LRBC II.1875, p. 82
Preservation comment
Wear: aVF. Chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting. Incipient film of pale green bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 534, pl. III (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.02
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within thin dotted border
Obverse Inscription
D N ARCADIVS P F [AVG]
Reverse Description
Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to lower left, staurogram; within thin dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[SALVS REI P]-VBLICAE; in exergue, TESΓ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 482 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0482>