- Co 1257 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Constantinople 90b, p. 236
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2193, p. 89
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Slightly nicked edges, and edges worn in somewhat angular pattern(?); extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare fissuring. Small areas of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 551 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I and Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.47
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D] N ARCA[D]–IVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- [SALVS] REI – PVBLICAE; in exergue, CONSΒ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“Co 1257 (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/co1257>
