RIC X Arcadius 41

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 402–AD 403

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Arcadius, AD 402–AD 403, catalogued as RIC X Arcadius 41. Obverse: Bust of Theodosius II, helmeted, pearl-diademed, wearing cuirass with ☧, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman and enemy on left arm. Reverse: Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, facing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand, right foot on prow. 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: Thessalonica
Issuing authority: Arcadius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Theodosius II, helmeted, pearl-diademed, wearing cuirass with ☧, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman and enemy on left arm
Reverse type: Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, facing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand, right foot on prow
Obverse legend: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: CONCORDI-A AVGGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.arc_e.41
Catalogue reference: RIC X Arcadius 41
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.arc_e.41

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

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