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RIC X Arcadius 3

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RIC X Arcadius 3, Solidus, Gold, struck at Sirmium, 397–397 AD. Obverse: bust of arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: two emperors, nimbate, enthroned, facing front, holding between them a shield inscribed vot/xv/mvlt/xx; above the shield, a cross; between the emperors legs, a palm branch. Weight about 4.5 g.
obverse RIC X Arcadius 3
obverse: Bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
reverse RIC X Arcadius 3
reverse: Two emperors, nimbate, enthroned, facing front, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/XV/MVLT/XX; above the shield, a cross; between the emperors legs, a palm branch
mint Sirmium weight 4.54g (1)
ruler Arcadius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Solidus axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm

D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
reverse

Two emperors, nimbate, enthroned, facing front, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/XV/MVLT/XX; above the shield, a cross; between the emperors legs, a palm branch

VOTA P-LVRIA
specimens (2)
British Museum 4.54g
British Museum (RIC X)

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RIC X Arcadius 3 (ric.10.arc_e.3), 397–397 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-x-arcadius-3/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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