Co 793 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

388

Not before (date)

384

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Thessalonica 63c, p. 187

Comparanda

LRBC II.1872, p. 82

Preservation comment

Wear: aF. Moderate nicking and chipping; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 593 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Roman ... Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

14.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.1

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N ARCADIVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Two Victoriae facing one another, each holding a wreath; dot in field between

Reverse Inscription

VICTORIA AVG; in exergue, [TE]SΓ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph