Co 1172 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph