Co 318 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Alexandria) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

388

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

RIC IX Alexandria 20c

Comparanda

LRBC II.2900, p. 105

Contributor Notes

2015 (June 22): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: G/F. Roughly 10% snapped off obverse lower right, and remaining edge deeply chipped; extensive, slight pitting and scratching, with rare flaking.

Published as

Hohlfelder1973, p. 91, no. 1, pl. 18

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 533 (R. Hohlfelder)

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Alexandria (Egypt)

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.57

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

D N ARCA[DIVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

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

Reverse Inscription

[SA]LVS REI [– PVBLICAE]; in exergue, ALEA′

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph