Co 959 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

388

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Nicomedia 45c, p. 262

Preservation comment

Wear: VF+. Slight, sparse pitting. Small areas of thin, incipient pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 543 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.83

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

D N ARCADIVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

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

Reverse Inscription

[S]ALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, SMNΓ’

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph