Maiorina - Arcadius GLORIA ROMANORVM; Nicomedia

Maiorina - Arcadius (GLORIA ROMANORVM; Nicomedia) - obverseMaiorina - Arcadius (GLORIA ROMANORVM; Nicomedia) - reverse

Obverse © MG

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Theodosius I (379-395)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 392-395
Value 1 Maiorina (1⁄72)
Currency Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.29 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
112927
References RIC IX# 46b,
John William Ernest Pearce, Harold Mattingly, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert A. G. Carson; 1951. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 9. Valentinian I - Theodosius I (AD 364–395). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.9.nic.46B
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Arcadius right, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG

Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Arcadius Pius Felix Augustus

Translation: Our Lord Arcadius Pious and Happy August

Reverse

Emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard in right hand and a globe in left hand turned upwards.
Sometimes in right field, a star.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GLORIA ROMANORVM
SMNA

Unabridged legend: Gloria Romanorum

Translation: To the glory of the Roman people

Edge

Gross

Mint

Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (392-395) SMNA 40% 1st officina
ND (392-395) SMNB 20% 2nd officina
ND (392-395) ⭑ || SMNA 10% 1st officina

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