- Co 660 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 395
- Not before (date)
- 392
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Cyzicus 30c, p. 247
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2578, p. 98
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, minute pitting. Incipient pale green bronze disease on both facxes.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 541 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I of Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Cyzicus
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.16
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D] N ARC[ADIVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- [SAL]VS REI–PVBLICAE; in exergue, SMK[A]
- 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 660 (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/co0660>
