- Co 674 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 408
- Not before (date)
- 406
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Arcadius 145, p. 251
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2446, p. 95
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/aG. Edges are chipped. Slight, extensive pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 51, no. 601 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius or Theodosius II, A.D. 402-408, Uncertain, AE3“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.39
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; behind neck, ✷
- Obverse Inscription
- D N ARCA[DI-VS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Three emperors stand facing, the central one smaller than the other two and holding spear, the two outside facing inward, holding spears, and leaning on shields
- Reverse Inscription
- [GLORI-A ROMA-NORVM]; in exergue, SMNΑ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Honorius (western emperor, 395-423)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 674 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0674>
