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Nummus - Arcadius SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Antioch
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 383-408 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ARCADIVS P F AVG (Translation: Our lord Arcadius, pious and blessed August) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The SALVS REIPVBLICAE ("health of the republic") coinage was introduced under Theodosius I in 383 as a deliberately political message — the empire had just survived the usurpation of Magnus Maximus in the West, and the slogan was chosen to project stability rather than describe it. Arcadius, elevated to co-emperor that same year at roughly six years old, appears on issues like this one as a reigning authority before he could read the legend his mints were striking.
The Antioch mint, designated ANTA in the exergue on most specimens, was one of the most prolific eastern producers of this type. RIC IX 67d specifically distinguishes this issue by its officina mark.