Late Roman Bronze QUIZ

Hello:

Need some help... I was given this little gem, but did not get an attribute. My eyes are a bit of a mess right now (being worked on), and I am honestly having a very difficult time seeing the coin in detail.

I appreciate your help!

Thoughts?

 

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Looks like Arcadius from Alexandria to me buddy.
edit:Arcadius. A.D. 383-408. AE mint. Struck AD 392-395
Obv: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right
Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM., Arcadius in military garb standing facing, head right, holding labarum and globe

 

Arcadius, Gloria Romanorum, Alexandria mint (from what I can read on the coin).

 

Arcadius from Alexandria.

 

I'll chime in too because why not...
Definitely Arcadius from Alexandria

 

Me too!

 

a little over cleaned, maybe, but attractive and big!

 

it takes the anxiety out of pulling my 4th century bunch with this group of peeps with knowledge and kindness

 

I don't have an Arcadius example, but here's a Theodosius with the same reverse motif.

 

I have an Arcadius GLORIA ROMANORVM but the reverse is different.

Arcadius
AE3
384-387 AD
Obverse: DN ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor walking right, holding labarum and dragging a captive behind him. Mintmark BSISC.

 

You have the rare revival of the GLORIA ROMANORVM type from the mid 360s onward that was done by Valentinian II around mid 380s possibly to comemorate his father and uncle and likely to state his legitimacy as son of the good emperor Valentinian I.

 

Well isn't that interesting
I love this place. Always learning something new!

 

Arcadius...barely:

Honorius. 393-423 AD. Æ 15mm. Alexandria mint. Struck 406-408 AD. Obv: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; star behind. Rev: Arcadius, Honorius and Theodosius standing facing, each holding a spear; ALEA in exergue. RIC X, Arcadius 157

 

Nice AE2 of Arcadius, Alexandria mint....

Here's my Antioch piece.

 

Thank you everyone for your kind help!

This eye issue has been a frustration, which has made reading difficult. If it is on a screen, I am ok. But my coins are getting tough to focus.

 

I hope your eyesight is on the mend soon. My mom had been having eye trouble for some time (already had surgery for cataracts back in the 2000's) but recently had successful laser surgery at the Stanford eye center to correct other problems which had emerged. She is now around 20/20 (at age 80), so hopefully the prognosis is good for you. New technologies and techniques offer a lot of hope it seems.

 

Would a USB microscope help? Just thinking out loud.

 

Your eyes may not the problem Brian. Maybe you're just nervous, tensed and tired...

 

..heck Brian..this ain't no quiz..its turned into a gameshow . here's my 'spur' Ae3 and 2 of the lad..the last is the smallest coin in my collection..you havin' I trouble ol' pal?...

 

LOL, actually, yeah, my eyes are giving me the doubling, etc. issues. Nervous, Tense, Tired? Not really... fighting cataracts! Man, they came on fast, and hard to see small details... looks like the Yellow Signs above!