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LOT 3609
Arcadius BI 23mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield, and being crowned by Manus Dei from above / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing to left, holding labarum and shield set on ground, to left, captive seated to right; cross in left field, T in right field, *ANTS in exergue. RIC IX 60 (2) var. (rosette-diademed). Near Very Fine. Rare.(6.32gr, 23mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
