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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;old49er, post: 2949502, member: 78229&quot;]Nice coins all. I have this one coming from Turkey. The&nbsp; reverse really caught my eye. My first Arcadius coin also. [ATTACH=full]720130[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ARCADIUS 392-395 AD Æ4 Roman Bronze Nummus</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse legend: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG (pearl diadem, draped, cuirassed bust right)Reverse legend: GLORIA ROMANORVM (Emperor on horseback right, raising right hand)RIC IX 29b - Cyzicus Mintmark (Kapu Dagh, Turkey)(a45)</b></b></p><p><b><b><b>Diameter: 16,8 mmWeight: 1,89 g</b></b></b></p><p><b><b>&nbsp;Flavius Arcadius was the son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla. Born in 377 A.D., Arcadius was raised to the rank of Augustus by his father at the age of six. Upon the death of Theodosius in 395 A.D., Arcadius was given the Eastern half of the Roman empire while his brother Honorius received the Western half. Arcadius inherited none of his great father&#039;s skills and was under the influence of variously Rufinus the Praetorian prefect, Eutropius a courtier eunuch, the Goth Gainas, Empress Eudoxia and another Praetorian prefect Anthemius.&nbsp; Arcadius died in 408 A.D. and was succeeded by his young son Theodosius II.</b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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