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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-LR0400
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Arcadius; Constantinople
Denomination:  Siliqua
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  392-403
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.80
Weight (g):  1.64
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 2599. Ex Sir Charles Oman Collection, 1949.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: V N AVCADI VS P F AVC (our lord Arcadius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / X / MVLT / XX (prayers for 10 years of rule, more for the 20th anniversary). Mint mark: CONS (mint of Constantinopolis).

Bibliography:  RIC IX 87b or X 48

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


Arcadius
Roman

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