Co 660 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph