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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-LR0395
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Arcadius; Constantinople
Denomination:  Solidus
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  397-402
Metal:  Gold
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  4.45
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3418. Spink, 1958.
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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 B (concord of the Augusti). Mint mark: CONO B (Constantinopolis 2).

Bibliography:  RIC X 7

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Arcadius
Roman

408
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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