Details
LOT 3401
Lot of 2 AE of Arcadius. AD 383-408.
1. Cyzicus mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V within wreath; SMK[...] below. Cf. RIC IX 20d (obverse legend).
2. Constantinople mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy with right hand and dragging captive behind her; staurogram in left field, CONSA in exergue. RIC IX 86c. Near Very Fine - Very Fine.(2.51gr total, 12-13mm). [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex collector;
Collector's tickets included.
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