- Co 560 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show more 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 Cyzicus 26c, p. 246
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2570, p. 98 (reverse type 2)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF/EF. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, minute pitting. Thin film of pale blue to pale green bronze disease on both faces, especially obverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 498 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius II, A.D. 383-392“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Cyzicus
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.01
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N AR]CADIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS REI – PVBLICAE; in exergue, SMKΓ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 560 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Cyzicus).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0560>
