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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
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