Description: Arcadius (383 - 408 AD), AE4 Rome mint 404-408 AD. DN ARCADIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VRBS ROMA FELIX; Roma standing facing, head right, holding trophy and Victory, shield resting against her legs, OF-T across fields; SMROM in ex.

Diameter: AE14 mm

Weight: 2,38 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC X 1280

Commentary: scarce; legible emperor, brown patina, usual tight flan

History: "Happy city of Rome" - just a couple of years (or even in the same year) after this coin was minted Arcadius died, Rome was was under siege and evetually sacked in 410 AD.

Article Number: 063-10-05-44493