Co 584 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Antioch) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
383
Not before (date)
383
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Antioch 55, p. 289
Comparanda
LRBC II.2736, p. 101
Contributor Notes
2017 (May 24): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR updated identification.
Preservation description
Wear: aVF/F. Rounded edge with one deep nick; rare wide, shallow pitches and sparse, thin scratching. Wide, thin patches of bluish green bronze disease forming on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 471 (R. Hohlfelder identified with Nicomedia)
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
14.5
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.02
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within band border
Obverse Inscription
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG
Reverse Description
Inscription in two lines within thick wreath adorned with jewel above and tied below with spreading ribbons
Reverse Inscription
VOT | V ; in exergue, ẠṆT[Δ?]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph