Description: Arcadius (383 - 408 AD). AE2, Constantinople mint, 392-395 AD. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM; emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard and globe, CONSΓ in ex.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 4,22 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC 88 b(2); LRBC.2189

Commentary: rare mint for this type; dark grey patina, good detail, minor pitting

History: Strong opposition to Germanic officers, inspired largely out of fear and perhaps racism, was a lasting legacy of Arcadius' reign.

Article Number: 036-01-02-41652