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Object Type
Museum number: 1994,0401,41.11
Denomination: solidus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Arcadius r. (obverse); Emperor and captive, two legs. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 394-402
Production place: Minted in: Milan (city)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Hoxne (parish) (Hoxne hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Weight: 3.560 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: HXN 1 / The late Roman gold and silver coins from the Hoxne Treasure (41.11); RIC9 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 9: Valentinian I - Theodosius I (35b, p.84) (type); RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (1205, p.318) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; prisoner
Associated names
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF); With contribution from: National Heritage Memorial Fund; With contribution from: British Museum Friends (as British Museum Society)
Acquisition date: 1994
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1994,0401,41.11

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