Co 538 (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

Preservation comment

Wear: VF. Slight nicked edge; very rare, minor pitting; wide patch of gray granulation (bronze disease?) on obverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 537 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

11.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.96

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N ARCADIVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram

Reverse Inscription

[SAL]VS REI – PVBLIC[AE]; in exergue, TES[Γ]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph