Co 482 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [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 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