Post your Arcadius or Eudoxia

Bifocal-defying little things, but decent examples of this common coin.


Cyzicus mint, AD 388-392
1.15 gm; 14.2 mm
Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, r.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing l., carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive. Christogram in field l.; SMKΓ in exergue.
RIC 26c; LRBC 2578; Sear 20851


Constantinople mint, AD 388-392
1.22 gm; 13.8 mm
Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, r.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing l., carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive. Christogram in field l.; CONSB in exergue.
RIC 86c; LRBC 2185; Sear 20847

 

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ARCADIUS
AE4
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped bust right
REVERSE: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, trophy over shoulder in right, dragging captive with left, chi-rho left field, ALE Gamma in ex
Struck at Alexandria, 392 AD
1.1g, 13mm
RIC IX 20c
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ARCADIUS
AE4
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuiriassed bust right
REVERSE: VOT X MVLT XX in laurel wreath, AN(delta) in ex.
Struck at Antiochia 383-88 AD
1.3g, 8mm
RIC 65c (IX, Antioch), LRBC 2735


ARCADIUS
AE3
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, helmeted, diademed & cuirassed bust facing, holding spear & shield
REVERSE: CONCORDIA AVGG, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding Victory on globe & sceptre, right foot on stern of a galley, SMKA in ex.
Struck at Cyzicus 401-403 AD
2.6g, 18mm
RIC X 94


ARCADIUS
AE3
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing facing, holding spear & sheild, being crowned by Victory standing left, CONSB in ex.
Struck at Constantinople 383-388 ADAD
2.7g, 17mm
RIC X 60


ARCADIUS
AE2
OBVERSE: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard and globe. Mintmark ANTB
Struck at Antiochia 383-92 AD
5.1g, 20mm
RIC IX 68

 

here's my most recent arcadius AE4, picked this up in a small lot last month...



Arcadius, AE4, 388-392 AD

O: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG R: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, dragging captive, Chi-Rho in left field. CONS? in ex. Constantinople mint. 11 mm, 1.5 g

 

His wife Eudoxia, AD 395-404


AE centenionalis
Cyzicus mint, AD 402-404
1.94 gm; 15.0 mm
Obv: AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r.; crowned by Manus Dei above.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r. on column, inscribing chi-rho monogram on shield set on cippus, SMKA in exergue.
RIC 103; LRBC II 2589; Sear 20894



AE centenionalis
Antioch mint, AD 402-404
1.41 gm; 12.9 mm
Obv: AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r.; crowned by Manus Dei above.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r. on column, inscribing chi-rho monogram on shield set on cippus, ANTΓ in exergue.
RIC 104; LRBC II 2800; Sear 20895

 

Congrats, Roman Collector ... those are cool OP additions

Ummm, I only have one example of Arcadius and only one example of his sweet wife

Aelia Eudoxia, AE3




Arcadius, AR Siliqua

 

Decent coins of that period/era are tough to find, good examples all around


Arcadius, Siliqua Treveri mint, 2nd officina
D N ARCADI VS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VIRTVS RO MANORVM, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, TRPS at exergue
Ref : RIC # 106, Roman coins # 4227



Arcadius, AE 2 struck in Alexandria, 3rd officina
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Arcadius right
VIRTS EXERCITI (sic !), Arcadius, standing right, a captive at right foot, holding globe and standard. ALE gamma at exergue
6.28 gr
Ref : RIC # 18, RC #4230, LRBC #2896 var



Arcadius, AE4 Heraclea mint, 1st officina, c. AD 383
DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VOT / V within wreath, SMHA at exergue
1.27g, 14mm, 12h
Ref : RIC IX # 18b, LRBC II # 1964



Eudoxia, AE4 Antioch mint, third officina
[A]EL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, above, hand holding wreath
SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing christogram on shield. [ANT Gamma] at exergue
2.35 gr
Ref : Roman coins # 4241

Based on the observation of another example minted with the same dies and with a visible exergue on reverse, the Antioch's third officina provenance of this coin is now certain. Thanks to Myriam at Nummus Bible II forum for her perspicacity and for providing me with the information

Q

 

WIFE EMPRESS EUDOXIA:

RI Aelia Eudoxia wife of Arcadius 395-401 CE AE3 2-83g 17mm crowned by hand of God Enthroned Constan mint RIC 79

ARCADIUS:

RI Arcadius AR Siliqua 383-408 CE Roma Seated


RI Arcadius AE2 383-408 CE Emp stdg Standard and Globe

HONORIUS and ARCADIUS:

RI Honorius 393-343 AE3 15mm Rev: Arcadius and Honorius Stdg

 

This one hasn't been posted yet, an example from my mini "Emperor on horseback" collection:

(Bronze) AE III
Cyzikus mint, A.D. 392-395
Obv: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM - Emperor on horseback, riding right, right hand raised
SMKΓ in exergue
RIC 29(b)
17mm, 2.0g.

 

Here are my Arcadius AE3 and AE4, with Virtus Exerciti and Victory dragging a captive.



And his brother Honorius, also the Virtus Exerciti type.

 

Love that Siliqua, Q!

 

Arcadius
A.D. 404-408
14mm 2.3gm
DN ARCADIVS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust.
VRBS ROMA FELIX, Roma standing facing, head right, holding trophy and Victory on globe; a shield leans against her left leg.
In left field OF, in right field S
In ex. SMROM
RIC X Rome 1278

 

Really nice @Victor_Clark. It seems rare to find small bronze coins of Arcadius in this good condition.

 

Roman Empire
Croatia, Siscia
Arcadius (r. AD 383-408)
AE4 13.5 mm x 1.22 grams (s. AD 384-387)
Obv. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right. Latin script- DN ARCADIVS PF AVG
Rev. Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Latin Script- VICTORIA AVGGG - BSIS in ex.
Ref: RIC IX 39d

 

Nice coin RC and all.

 

Here is my favourite Arcadius Maiorina from my collection.
Mint: Alexandria
Note the Tau-cross (Antonius-cross or Egyptian cross) above the head of the kneeling barbarian.

Best
Dirk

 

Perhaps one of the best I've seen. Great condition overall. I can see why it is your favorite.

 

Wow!! Very nice.

 

Here's another - old thread but here goes. This one is at 5.7 grams, AE2, Antioch mint.





Pretty nice coin when all they seemingly minted were millions of tiny coins that you need a magnifying glass to attribute.

 

Very nice, especially the portrait. Here is my second favorite from my collection. Valentinian II, also from Alexandria, but somewhat tired dies.

 

Sorry, I just repost the two coins. Somebody on the forum suggested that I better use full image instead of thumbnail images.

I really like the Arcadius Maiorina. It must be one of the best around. At least I have not seen a better one. I think the imagery of this series is a reflection of the catastrophic defeat at the battle of Adrianople in AD 375 and the traumatic events that followed. On the averse, the emperor in full military dress and armour ready to defend the empire against the barbarians. On the reverse a barbarian kneeling before a fully armoured emperor on the top coin and the emperor on a ship steered by Victory on the coin below.

I think the Tau-cross (Antonius cross) above the kneeling barbarian on the top coin and behind the emperor on the bottom coin is interesting too. On some examples the Tau-cross appears together with the Latin cross. I suppose that Tau-cross and Latin cross had a somewhat different meaning to the contemporaries.
Best
Dirk