Description: Arcadius (383 - 408 AD). AE3 Thessalonica mint 384-388 AD. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG; emperor standing facing, head left, in prow of galley steered by Victory, holding phoenix on globe and labarum, spurning captive with foot; TES in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,86 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IX 61c

Commentary: scarce; attractive glossy patina, worn reverse die

History: The mint at Thessalonica operated until the conquest of the city by the Ottomans in 1430 albeit with the long parenthesis of several hundred years after the reign of Heraclius (610-641 AD).

Article Number: 010-03-04-45261