Co 744 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Nicomedia) [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 Nicomedia 48b, p. 263

Comparanda

LRBC II.2193, p. 89

Preservation comment

Wear: aG/VG. Slightly chipped edge; sparse, minute pitting; extensive areas of delaminating flakes on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 509 (R. Hohldfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.89

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

[D N] ARC[ADI-VS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram (traces); within dotted border (traces)

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS] REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, SMN[ ]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph