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ID number: BIRBI-LR0397 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Arcadius; Constantinople Denomination: Solidus Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Late Roman Date made: 397-402 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 4.42 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 280. Spink, October 1951. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, facing 3/4 r. cuirassed, diademed, helmeted, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand. Reverse: Constantinopolis, enthroned, with spear in r. hand and crowning Victory on orb in l. hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N AACADI VS P F AVC (our lord Arcadius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: CONCOADI A AVCC Z (concord of the Augusti). Mint mark: CONO A (Constantinopolis 2).
Bibliography: RIC X 7
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