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RIC X Arcadius 7

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC X Arcadius 7. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Arcadius. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG.

The reverse shows constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, enthroned, facing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand, right foot on prow, with the legend CONCORDI-A AVGG.

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Historical context

Arcadius was Roman emperor from 383 until his death in 408. The eldest son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla, he ruled the eastern half of the Roman Empire from the death of his father in 395, while his brother Honorius governed the west. Arcadius was regarded in his era as a weak ruler dominated by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia, and a succession of powerful ministers.

This gold solidus was struck at the mint of Constantinople. The denomination was introduced in the early fourth century as a replacement for the aureus and served as a highly pure gold coin as well as a unit of weight equal to one seventy-second of a Roman pound. The coin bears the obverse legend "D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG" paired with a reverse depicting Constantinopolis and the legend "CONCORDI-A AVGG".

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Constantinople
Authority
Arcadius

Design

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
Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, 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 ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend
CONCORDI-A AVGG

Identification

Type reference
RIC X Arcadius 7
Denomination and metal
Solidus, Gold
Obverse legend to match
D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
CONCORDI-A AVGG
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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