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RIC X Honorius 1306

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 395

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE4 in bronze struck at Arelate under Honorius, AD 395, catalogued as RIC X Honorius 1306. Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand.

Obverse legend: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: VICTOR-IA AVGGG.

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Historical context

Following the death of Emperor Theodosius I in 395, his young sons divided the Roman world: Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire, while Honorius governed the western half under the regency of Stilicho. This bronze AE4 coin was struck in AD 395 at Arelate, a city of considerable importance in the province of Gallia Narbonensis, under Honorius while bearing the name and bust of his brother Arcadius.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Arelate
Issuing authority
Honorius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, walking left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand
Obverse legend
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTOR-IA AVGGG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.hon_w.1306
Catalogue reference
RIC X Honorius 1306
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.hon_w.1306
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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