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Arcadius,
Flavius Arcadius
(AD 377 - 383 - 408)


'Salvs' Coin 4.a

Arcadius Salus Reipublicae
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Æ 4 - Æ 11-12 mm - 1 gram - Die axis 12:00.
1. DN ARC[ADIVS PF AUG] (Dominus Noster A. Pius Felix Augustus - Our Lord A. the Pious and Blessed Augustus). Worn bust of emperor facing right, pearl-diademed, cuirassed and draped.
2. S[ALVS REI]P[VBLICAE] (Salus Rei Publicae - Health of the State).
Salus advancing leftwards facing backwards with trophy in right arm and dragging captive with left arm. Chi-Rho vaguely at bottom left.
2.b - Exergue indiscernible -
Obv. : Very worn - Rev. : Very worn.


'Salvs' Coin 4.b

1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Æ 4 - Æ 11-13 mm - 2 gram - Die axis 06:0000 - RIC 86(b) - Struck AD 388-393.
1. [DN ARC]A[DIVS PF AVG] (Dominus Noster Arcadius Pius Felix Augustus - Our Lord A. the Pious and Blessed Augustus). Worn bust of emperor facing right, pearl-diademed, cuirassed and draped, seems slighty off-centre.
2. SALVS REIPVBLICAE (Salvs Reipvblica - Health of the State).
Salus, draped, advancing leftwards facing backwards. Dargging captive who is held (bending forward) by her left hand. Chi-Rho left of Salvs.
2.b 'CONSΔ' : CONS = Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey), Δ = 4th officina.
Obv. : Very worn - Rev. : Very good, wobbly lettering.