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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.510
People
Arcadius, Roman (r. 383 - 408 CE)
Title
Coin (AE4) of Arcadius, Siscia (1SIS)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
384-387
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Siscia (Illyria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182358

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.31 g
Die Axis
1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTOR-IA AVG GG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX 39(c)1, p. 155

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.510
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Victory advancing l. holding wreath and palm. ASIS in exergue.

Verification Level

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