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