Description: Arcadius (383 - 408 AD). AE4 Rome mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG; two Victories standing facing each other, each holding wreath and palm.

Diameter: AE12 mm

Weight: 1,04 g

Grade: F/F

Attribution: RIC IX 57

Commentary: scarce; dark grey patina, tight flan

History: Hopefully somebody will correct the first sentence in Wikipedia article denominating Arcadius as "Byzantine Emperor" - he still was an emperor of an empire thoroughly Roman.

Article Number: 021-09-04-42960