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- Co 538 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Is Part Of
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Coin Finds
- Is Part Of
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RIC IX Thessalonica 65c
- Is Part Of
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RIC IX Thessalonica 65c
- Not after (date)
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393
- Not before (date)
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388
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Comparanda
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RIC IX, Thessalonica 65c, p. 188
- Contributor Notes
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2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
- Preservation description
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Wear: VF. Slight nicked edge; very rare, minor pitting; wide patch of gray granulation (bronze disease?) on obverse.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 537 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
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11
- Has denomination
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AE4
- Numismatic Authority
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Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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11.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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0.96
- Obverse Description
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Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
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Ḍ Ṇ ẠṚC̣ADIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
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Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
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[SAL]ṾṢ REI – PVBḶỊC̣[AE]; in exergue, TES[Γ]
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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