- Co 1198 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 388
- Not before (date)
- 383
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Alexandria 19d, p. 302, pl. XVI:14
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2883, p. 104
- Label or tag text
- cement stratum under hard strosis under clay bedding of tiles in 2nd floor of land church, 0.20m beneath top of tile floor
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Extensive, minute pitting and rare scratching. Small, rough spots of white corrosion(?) on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 487 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Gratian, Theodosius I, Valentinian II, or Flacilla, A.D. 383-392“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 10
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.41
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N ARC[AD-IVS P F] AVG
- Reverse Description
- Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat with spreading ribbons below; within outter dotted border
- Reverse Description
- VOT | X | MVLT | XX ; in exergue, ALEA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1198 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1198>
