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Struck A.D.392 - 395. ARCADIUS. AE3 of Constantinopolis
[i]Obverse[/i]: D N ARCADIUS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius facing right.
[i]Reverse[/i]: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Arcadius on horseback advancing right, his right hand raised; in exergue, CONSΔ.
[b]RIC IX : 89c[/b]
RARE

The statue on the reverse of this coin may be the one mentioned by FORVM member Masis in this thread [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=114678.0[/url] and also [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Justinian#/media/File:Justinian_Augustaion_Nimphyrios.jpg][b]here[/b][/url]. The differences between the headgear depicted in the 15th century artist's drawing of the statue and the helmet with "feathers" shown on this coin might be due to damage or alterations caused by the ravages of time, given that the statue would already have been almost 1,000 years old when the drawing was made.
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Struck A.D.392 - 395. ARCADIUS. AE3 of Constantinopolis

Obverse: D N ARCADIUS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius facing right.
Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Arcadius on horseback advancing right, his right hand raised; in exergue, CONSΔ.
RIC IX : 89c
RARE

The statue on the reverse of this coin may be the one mentioned by FORVM member Masis in this thread http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=114678.0 and also here. The differences between the headgear depicted in the 15th century artist's drawing of the statue and the helmet with "feathers" shown on this coin might be due to damage or alterations caused by the ravages of time, given that the statue would already have been almost 1,000 years old when the drawing was made.

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Album name:*Alex / ROMAN - LATE EMPIRE - JOVIAN TO MARCIAN
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Date added:Mar 25, 2018
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