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- Co 959 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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392
- Not before (date)
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388
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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RIC IX Nicomedia 45c, p. 262
- Preservation comment
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Wear: VF+. Slight, sparse pitting. Small areas of thin, incipient pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 543 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
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6
- Has denomination
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AE4
- Numismatic Authority
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Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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13.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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0.83
- Obverse Description
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Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
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D N ARCADIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
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Victoria dragging captive to right and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
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[S]ALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, SMNΓ’
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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