Arcadius, Eastern Roman Empire (AD 383-408). AV solidus (21mm, 4.42 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, scratch. Constantinople, 2nd officina, 16 January-25 August AD 383. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right, seen from front / CONCORDI-A AVGGGG B, Constantinopolis seated facing on throne ornamented with lion heads, helmeted head right, right foot on prow, scepter in right hand, shield in left inscribed with VOT / V / MVL / X; CONOB in exergue. RIC IX 47d var. (unlisted officina). This scarce variety with four Gs on the reverse denotes the four reigning Augusti, Gratian, Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and the young Arcadius. The coin must have been struck after Arcadius' acclamation on January 16 but before Gratian's assassination in Lyon on August 25, thus placing it within a brief seven-month period. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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