RIC X Arcadius 3

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 397

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Sirmium (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Sirmium under Arcadius, AD 397, catalogued as RIC X Arcadius 3. Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Two emperors, nimbate, enthroned, facing front, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/XV/MVLT/XX; above the shield, a cross; between the emperors legs, a palm branch. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Sirmium
Issuing authority: Arcadius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Reverse type: Two emperors, nimbate, enthroned, facing front, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/XV/MVLT/XX; above the shield, a cross; between the emperors legs, a palm branch
Obverse legend: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VOTA P-LVRIA

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.arc_e.3
Catalogue reference: RIC X Arcadius 3
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.arc_e.3

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

Can you source one of these? Submit a reference