RIC IX Alexandria 21B, AE2, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 392–395 AD. Obverse: bust of arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: emperor, head right, standing facing, holding standard and globe. Weight about 4.8 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 4.82g (6) |
| ruler | Theodosius I | diameter | ⌀20.7 (1) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL |
obverse
Bust of Arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG
reverse
Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding standard and globe
GLORIA-ROMANORVM
specimens (10)
British Museum
3.99g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
4.19g
British Museum (RIC IX)
Harvard Art Museums
5.06g
12↕
KENOM
6.27g
⌀20.7
11↕
British Museum
3.99g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
5.41g
British Museum (RIC IX)
Cite this coin
RIC IX Alexandria 21B (ric.9.alex.21B), 392–395 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-alexandria-21b/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA