RIC X Arcadius 56, AE3, Bronze, struck at Heraclea, 395–401 AD. Obverse: bust of arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: arcadius, standing left, head right, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield; crowned by victory, holding palm in left hand. Weight about 2.1 g, diameter 15.4 mm.
obverse
Bust of Arcadius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
reverse
Arcadius, standing left, head right, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield; crowned by Victory, holding palm in left hand
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specimens (10)
British Museum
2.69g
6↕
British Museum (RIC X)
British Museum
1.82g
12↕
British Museum (RIC X)
Harvard Art Museums
2.74g
10↕
KENOM
2.19g
⌀14.5
11↕
KENOM
1.66g
⌀15.7
6↕
KENOM
2.23g
⌀14.9
5↕
KENOM
1.88g
⌀13.9
6↕
KENOM
1.90g
⌀18.1
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC X Arcadius 56 (ric.10.arc_e.56), 395–401 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-x-arcadius-56/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA