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ARCADIUS
AD 383-408

AE4. 1.15g, 14.5mm

MINTED: Constantinople mint, AD 388-392
REF: RIC IX Constantinople 86c

OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: [SALVS REI]-PVBLICAE, Victory walking left, dragging captive, Chi-Rho in left field, CONSΓ in exergue.

 

Notes:

Dark green patina. A little weak on the reverse, but with a nice, clear Chi-Rho symbol in the left field.  Well-centered obverse with a strong, clear portrait. 
 

Historical Notes:

Arcadius was the eldest son of Theodosius I, but still a child when his father made him co-emperor in 383.  Arcadius's realm was the eastern half of the Roman Empire, and when Theodosius died in 395, the Western Roman Empire was inherited by his younger brother, Honorius.  Unlike his father, Arcadius proved to be weak-willed and ineffectual, concerned more with religious affairs than the governance of his domains.  Throughout his reign, he was either under the influence or caught between the power struggles of his his wife, Aelia Eudoxia, and a string of courtiers such as the eunuch Eutropius, the magister militum Gainus, and the Praetorian Prefects Rufinus and Anthemius.  He died of unknown causes in May 408 at the age of 31 and was suceeded by hi 7-year old son, Theodosius II.

ARCADIUS . AD 383-408 . AE4 . Victory and Chi-Rho . Constantinople mint

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