- Co 1172 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 406
- Not before (date)
- 404
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Arcadius 127, p. 250
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2221, p. 90
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Roughly 10% of coin snapped off from obverse right, while remaining segment is slightly nicked and chipped; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching and cratering.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 52, no. 629 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius II or Valentinian III, A.D. 425-450, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 10.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.56
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N AR[CADI-VS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Greek cross potent on thick exergual line
- Reverse Inscription
- [CONCORDIA] AVGGG ; in exergue, [C]ONSA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1172 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1172>
