45,00 €
Arcadius (383 – 408 AD). AE3 Alexandria mint 395-401 AD. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITI; emperor standing left, head right, holding spear and resting on shield, crowned by Victory; ALE… in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,38 |
| Grade: | gVF/VF |
| Attribution: | RIC IX 75 |
| Commentary: | dark grey patina, good details |
Not a decade before this coin was minted innAlexandria the famous Serapeum was plundered and destroyed in the cause the riots in which the pagan and Christian population of the city clashed.
