Follis - Arcadius VIRTVS EXERCITI, Cyzicus
Features
| Issuer |
Eastern Roman Empire
(Rome)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Arcadius (383-408)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 395-401 |
| Value | 1 Follis / Nummus (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus (330-476) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.44 g |
| Diameter | 17.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 308842 |
| References | RIC X# 66 John P. C. Kent, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson, Andrew Burnett; 1994. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 10. The Divided Empire and the Fall of the Western Parts (AD 395–491). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Arcadius, right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DN ARCADIVS P F AVG
Translation:
D (-ominus) N (-oster) Arcadius P (-ius) F (-elix) Aug (-ustus)
"Our lord Arcadius, pious and blessed august".
Reverse
Arcadius in military attire, standing left, head right, holding spear with hand and resting left hand on shield, being crowned by right hand of Victory on right, turned to left, holding palm in left hand; mintmark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VIRTVS EXERCITI
Translation: Bravery of the army
Mint
| SMK | Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (395-401) SMKA | 
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1st officina | 72% | ||||||||||||
| ND (395-401) SMKB | 2nd officina | 16% | |||||||||||||
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