Co 1195 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius from Thessalonica) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
393
Not before (date)
388
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Thessalonica 65c, p. 188, pl. X:20
Contributor Notes
2015 (June 16): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR updated description.
Preservation description
Wear: F+. Slightly nicked edge; somewhat extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching and marginal cracking. Incipient light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 549 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.96
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N ARCADI]ṾṢ P F AVG
Reverse Description
Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram
Reverse Inscription
[S]ALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, ṬES[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph