Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Sawyer's Coin




Flavius Arcadius- 395-408
AE 4 1.4cm, 1.3 grams
OBV:DN ARCADIUS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, bust right
Rx. SALVS REIPUBLICAE (The Health of the Republic)
Victory walking left, holding Trophy on right, dragging captive on left
Mint and Ex. Marks not Found

Flavius Arcadius was born in Spain to Theodosius I and Aelia Flacilla in 377. He married a woman named Aelia Eudoxia and in 399, she convinced him to order all non Christian temples to be destroyed. She died in 404 having had 4 children. Four years later Arcadius died of natural causes.

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