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Coin with bust of Arcadius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 401–403
Mint: Antioch?
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 2.15 gm. Die axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.827
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Arcadius to right.
DMARCADIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Seated female figure (Constantinople or Roma) holding scepter in right hand and Victory on globe in left.
[CONCORDI] A AVGG
In exergue: ANTgamma(?)
DMARCADIVSPFAVG
Reverse: Seated female figure (Constantinople or Roma) holding scepter in right hand and Victory on globe in left.
[CONCORDI] A AVGG
In exergue: ANTgamma(?)
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts