Co 1102 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Heraclea) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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 Heraclea 26c, p. 198

Comparanda

LRBC II.1985, p. 85

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. One deep marginal crack; extensive, slight pitting and scratching. Wide areas of white to pale green bronze disease especially reverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 505 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I ort Valentinian II“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Heraclea (Thrace)

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.93

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

D N AR[CADIVS P F] AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

SALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, SM[HA]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph