Currency (Ae2)

Roman Empire

Metal: Bronze.

Issuing entity: Rome. Arcadius.

Mint: Antioch (Syria).

Date: 392-395 AD

Obverse:

Pearl-diademed and draped bust right. Legend: DN ARCADI - VS PF AVG.

Reverse:

Emperor standing, facing, head right holding standard and globe. Legend: GLORIA - ROMANORVM. Mint mark: ANTB.

Weight: 4.73 gr. - Diameter: 22 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: RIC IX 68 c.

Published in: Roselló Cremades, N., 1990: "Cataloguing of the Iberian and Roman numismatic collections of the collections of: D. Isidro Albert, D. Ramón Quiles and a hoard of late Roman coins", Ayudas a la investigación 1986-1987. Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, p. 197, nº 14; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 126.

Monetary Inventory Number: 612.

Purchase. Late Imperial treasure of unknown provenance.