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Follis - Arcadius GLORIA ROMANORVM, Siscia
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 384-387 |
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| Diameter | 17.9 mm |
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| Reverse description | The emperor, depicted in full military attire, strides purposefully to the right, holding in his right hand a labarum — the Chi-Rho Christian standard — while his left hand drags a bound captive behind him, a composition symbolizing Roman military supremacy over barbarian enemies. The figure is rendered in the typical late antique style, with the captive shown crouching or stumbling at the emperor's feet. The encircling legend GLORIA ROMANORVM proclaims the glory of the Romans, while the mintmark ASISC with a terminal pellet in the exergue identifies the Siscia mint, first officina. A beaded border surrounds the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Arcadius was only five or six years old when his father Theodosius I elevated him to co-emperor in January 383, making him Augustus in name while real authority remained firmly with the court at Constantinople. The Siscia mint — situated in Pannonia, modern-day Sisak in Croatia — was one of the western production centers still operating under eastern administrative control during this period, a jurisdictional arrangement that would dissolve entirely after Theodosius reunified the empire in 388 following the defeat of the usurper Magnus Maximus.
RIC IX 38c is a scarce type within the Siscia output for this reign.