ROMAN COIN OF EMPEROR ARCADIUS BEING CROWNED BY VICTORY

ROMAN COIN OF EMPEROR ARCADIUS BEING CROWNED BY VICTORY

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 THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AN ACTUAL COIN USED BY THE ANCIENT ROMANS Roman Imperial Coins presents an Ancient Roman coin of the Emperor Arcadius found in the Holyland Circa: 383-408AD Size: 16mm Weight: 2.2 grams Minted: ConstantinopleObverse: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI, Emperor standing front & holding spear & resting hand on shield, with head turned right while Victory crowns him with wreathFLAVIVS ARCADIVS was born in Spain to Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla in 377.  He was created Augustus on January 19, 383 and assumed the throne of the Eastern Empire upon his father's death on January 17, 395.  Unfortunately he inherited neither his father's energies nor abilities, and proved to be a disaster for the Empire, being dominated by those around him, most prominently by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.  His brother Honorius ruled the West, but relations between them were strained from the start. He died a natural death on May 1, 408, and left the throne to his seven-year-old son Theodosius II. REGISTERED SHIPPING: 5.00$ WITHIN AUSTRALIA EXPRESS SHIPPING: 8.50$ WITHIN AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL SHIPPING (NOT INSURED): 6.00$ INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL SHIPPING (INSURED): 15.50$ NO SHIPPING TO ITALY, CANADA, SOUTH AMERICA, TURKEY OR RUSSIA!