Description: Arcadius (383 - 408 AD). AE2 Antioch mint 383.388 AD. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, above, manus Dei holding wreath / GLORIA ROMANORVM; emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum and resting hand on grounded shield, at his feet to left, bound captive kneeling left, cross above; *ANTS in ex.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 4,34 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC.41 a2

Commentary: rare; dark grey patina, ragged flan

History: Even though Arcadius, like his brother Honorius, is describes as a "weak ruler" it was in his reign that a foundations were laid for the survival of the later Eastern Empire

Article Number: 005-10-07-44757