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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Milesofwho, post: 2987141, member: 91469&quot;]I know it’s rather late, but here is my first purchases of 2018. A nice Arcadius and a interesting type of Theodosius II. [ATTACH=full]736102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]736103[/ATTACH] </p><p>AE4 (14 mm,0.94 g) Arcadius (383-405(with Theodosius I, 383-388)). Obv. Pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right, DN ARCADIVS PF AVG around. Rev. VOT V in laurel wreath, SMHA below. Heraclea mint, second oficina. Very happy with its condition! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]736106[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]736107[/ATTACH] </p><p>AE3, (15 mm, 2.18 g) Theodosius II (402-450 (with Arcadius (401-403)). Obv. Three-quarters facing military bust, holding spear and shield with cross, [DN] THEODOSIVS PF AVG around. Rev. Constantinopolis seated, holding staff and Victory on globe crowning Constantinopolis with wreath. CONCORDIA AVG around, SMKA below. Kyzikus mint, first oficina. Slight chipping on the obverse, but overall I am quite happy with the piece. I like the three-quarters facing bust, but it is only common on the gold coins, and needless to say I can’t afford gold. There are only three rulers’ coins in bronze with the facing bust (one for Honorius, Arcadius, and Theodosius II respectively) with the same four mints for each (Constantinople, Nikomedia, Kyzikus, and Antioch). I regard the Eastern Roman Empire with starting with the division of the Roman Empire in 395, so the Thedosian dynasty in the East is complete for me. My goal is to get one ruler from each dynasty. If you have any similar coins to post from the period, please do![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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