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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Late Empire| ▸ |Arcadius||View Options:   | | |
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In 402, Germanic settlers laid siege to Milan. Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna. General Stilicho recalled troops from the frontiers of the Empire to defend Italy. On April 6 he defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Pollentia. The Visigoths left Italy for Illyricum after Stilicho defeated them at the Battle of Verona in June 403.RS00196. Silver siliqua, RIC X Honorius 1227b; RSC V 27b; DOCLR 192; Hunter p. 466, 5; SRCV V 20762, EF, mint luster, weight 1.40 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 397 - 402 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Roma seated left on cuirass, helmeted and draped, Victory on globe offering wreath in Roma's right hand, reversed spear with a broad hooked point vertical behind in her left hand, MDPS in exergue; SOLD
The hand of God offering the diadem asserts that Arcadius derived the right to rule directly from the will of God. He claimed the divine right of kings, the political and religious doctrine that royal legitimacy was God's mandate.RL82635. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Heraclea 22.2, DOCLR 34, LRBC II 1973, SRCV V 20782, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, VF, attractive, good centering, large bronze for the period, weight 5.034 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Heraclea (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, 25 Aug 383 - 28 Aug 388 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, hand of God above offering diadem; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing facing, head left, labarum in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield at side, captive kneeling left, T with the bottom curving left in the left field, SMHB* in exergue; SOLD
The hand of God offering the diadem asserts that Arcadius derived the right to rule directly from the will of God. He claimed the divine right of kings, the political and religious doctrine that royal legitimacy was God's mandate.RL82922. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Constantinopolis 53(b) (S), LRBC II 2153, DOCLR 6, SRCV V 20783, Tolstoi 78, Ratto 22, VF, nice black patina with red earthen highlighting, large bronze for the period, weight 5.540 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 19 Jan - Aug 383 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, hand of God above offering diadem; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing facing, head left, labarum in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield, captive seated facing at feet on left looking up at emperor, CONΓ* in exergue; scarce; SOLD
The cross was rarely used in early Christian iconography, perhaps because it symbolized a purposely painful and gruesome method of public execution that most early Christians would have personally witnessed. In 315, Constantine abolished crucifixion as punishment in the Roman Empire. The Ichthys, or fish symbol, was used by early Christians. Constantine adopted the Chi-Rho Christ monogram (Christogram) as his banner (labarum). The use of a cross as the most prevalent symbol of Christianity probably gained momentum after Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, traveled to the Holy Land, c. 326 - 328, and recovered the True Cross.RL65462. Bronze half centenionalis, RIC IX Antioch 67(d)4, Choice VF, weight 1.133 g, maximum diameter 12.7 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 383 - 395 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SALVS REIPVBLICAE (health of the Republic), Victory walking left holding trophy over right shoulder, dragging captive with left, cross left, ANTΓ in exergue; SOLD
In 402, Germanic settlers laid siege to Milan. Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna. General Stilicho recalled troops from the frontiers of the Empire to defend Italy. On April 6 he defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Pollentia. The Visigoths left Italy for Illyricum after Stilicho defeated them at the Battle of Verona in June 403.RL84416. Silver siliqua, RSC V 27e; RIC IX Treveri, p. 33, 106c (S); Hunter V p. 466, 1; DOCLR 195; SRCV V 20761, VF, toned, bumps and scratches, dark deposits, struck with worn and cracked dies, clipped, weight 1.079 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 15 May 392 - 17 Jan 395 A.D.; obverse D N ARCAPIVS P F AVG (D in Arcadius appears P-like), pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Roma seated left on cuirass, helmeted and draped, Victory on globe offering wreath in Roma's right hand, reversed spear vertical behind in her left hand, TRPS in exergue; SOLD
The hand of God offering the diadem asserts that Arcadius derived the right to rule directly from the will of God. He claimed the divine right of kings, the political and religious doctrine that royal legitimacy was God's mandate.RL04570. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Constantinopolis 80, DOCLR 9, LRBC II 2166, SRCV V 20784, Tolstoi 79, Ratto -, aEF, weight 6.18 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, c. 19 Jan 383 - 386 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, spear left in right hand, shield on left arm, hand of God above offering diadem; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing facing, head left, labarum in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield at side, bound captive on left seated left with head turned back looking at emperor, T left, CONΓ in exergue; from the Aiello Collection; SOLD
From the Aiello Collection.RL04569. Bronze centenionalis, RIC IX Rome 67(d), aEF, weight 2.36 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Rome mint, 395 - 395 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VRBS ROMA FELIX (the happy City of Rome), Arcadius in military attire, standing right, standard in right and Victory on globe in left hand, OF - S (Officina Seconda) across fields, mint mark obscure; rare; SOLD
In 402, Germanic settlers laid siege to Milan. Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna. General Stilicho recalled troops from the frontiers of the Empire to defend Italy. On April 6 he defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Pollentia. The Visigoths left Italy for Illyricum after Stilicho defeated them at the Battle of Verona in June 403.RL95897. Silver siliqua, RIC X Honorius 1227; RSC V 27b; DOCLR 192; SRCV V 20762; Hunter p. 466 & pl. 92, 5, gVF, light rose toning, flow lines, porosity, a little off center, die wear, weight 1.500 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 0o, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 397 - 402 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Roma seated left on cuirass, helmeted and draped, Victory on globe offering wreath in Roma's right hand, reversed spear vertical behind in her left hand, MDPS in exergue; from the Michael Arslan Collection; SOLD
In 402, Germanic settlers laid siege to Milan. Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna. General Stilicho recalled troops from the frontiers of the Empire to defend Italy. On April 6 he defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Pollentia. The Visigoths left Italy for Illyricum after Stilicho defeated them at the Battle of Verona in June 403.RS00197. Silver siliqua, RIC X Honorius 1227d; RSC V 27b; DOCLR 192; Hunter p. 466, 5; SRCV V 20762, VF, nice toning, reverse flatly struck, clipped, weight 0.80 g, maximum diameter 14.80 mm, die axis 0o, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 397 - 402 A.D.; obverse D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Roma seated left on cuirass, helmeted and draped, Victory on globe offering wreath in Roma's right hand, reversed spear with a broad hooked point vertical behind in her left hand, MDPS in exergue; SOLD
Palmyrene-Roman Empire, Aurelian and Vabalathus, c. Nov 270 - Mar 272 A.D.
In early spring 272, Aurelian defeated Zenobia in the Battle of Immae near Antioch. The Palmyrene armies retreated to Antioch, then later Emesa. A defeat at Emesa forced the Palmyrene armies to evacuate to the capital. The Romans began a siege of Palmyra, and tried to breach the city defenses several times but were repelled, however, the situation worsened, so Zenobia, Vaballathus's mother, left the city and headed east to ask the Sasanian Empire for help. The Romans followed the queen, arrested her near the Euphrates, and brought her back to the emperor. Soon after, the Palmyrene citizens asked for peace, and the city fell.RA99580. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC 3103, BnF XII 1241, Göbl MIR 353a2, Hunter IV 5, RIC V-2 381, Cohen VI 1, SRCV III 11718, EF/VF, well centered, corrosion on reverse, weight 3.118 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Nov 270 - Mar 272 A.D.; obverse IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, from the front, B below; reverse VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, from behind; from the Ed Strivelli Collection, ex FORVM (2018); SOLD
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