Co 1195 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

393

Not before (date)

388

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Thessalonica 65c, p. 188, pl. X:20

Preservation comment

Wear: F+. Slightly nicked edge; somewhat extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching and marginal cracking. Incipient light blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 549 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.96

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N ARCADI]VS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram

Reverse Inscription

[S]ALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, TES[.]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph