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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 5315252, member: 56653&quot;]This addition was inspired by the wonderful educational site of [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] and even with its wear it is quite a catch for 11EUR:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224494[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>ARCADIUS (383-408)</i></p><p><i>AE3 17mm 2.23g reduced centenionalis, minted at Constantinople, ca. January-February 383.</i></p><p><i>DN ARCADIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped cuirassed small bust r.</i></p><p><i>CONCOR - DIA AVGGG; Constantinople seated front, head right, holding globe in her left hand, and&nbsp; partly-seen reversed spear with her right hand, right leg bare, with foot on prow; palm branch in left field, HN in ligature in right field. </i></p><p><i>CONSΓ in exergue</i></p><p><i>RIC IX Constantinople 57f, R3</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>But why?</p><p><br /></p><p>The type was introduced around 379/80 together with its sister &quot;Western&quot; type (Roma seated front) and seems to have been in issue at different mints throughout the whole period between sometime at the beginning of Theodosius reign and very soon after the elevation of Arcadius. The rarity of this type for Arcadius shows that it was soon discontinued, perhaps as early as the end of January or February 383.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the output for the other rulers from this issue is rather scarce, it is likely that this was a brief emission, starting around the end of 382 and ending in early 383, when Theodosius introduced his own &quot;dynastic&quot; types, marking a de facto independence from the West. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two other specs in NDB <a href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-54877.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-54877.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-44746.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-44746.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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