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Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 6:53 pm Just got this one filed in its place. The first non-Byzantine facing portrait in my collection. Not the prettiest specimen in the world but well worth each of the 99 pennies I paid for it. (Instagrammed for extra yum, cropped to remove excess yum) Arcadius D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, helmeted bust facing 3/4 right, holding spear & shield decorated with cross, Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, foot on prow, holding scepter Victory on globe, ANTG in ex. Report this Post to the Staff

Golden Nickel Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 6:58 pm Do you know what era it's from? Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 7:02 pm Nice coin Nothus. Hard to find these with any decent detail. Here's the example I have in my collection (not trying to steal any thunder from your coin though ): Minted in Nicomedia. And golden_nickel, it's a Roman coin from the late era, around late 4th-early 5th century AD. Edited by VisigothKing 07/10/2012 7:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 7:08 pm Lovely coin, for that era. Arcadius reigned from 395 - 408 AD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadius Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 7:18 pm I think finding these coins in better shape is hard to do. I have the same style coin except it was struck at Cyzicus (SMKA mintmark). It's in about the same condition as your coin. Having said that, the facing bust coins are different and nice to have in your collection. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 7:31 pm I've only been able to come across two of this type for my collection that have some nice detail. Others I'm seen are are usually more worn and less collectible. Nice find Nothus. VK and JW thos are nice coins also. Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 7:40 pm Here is the only facing bust I have. It's Honorius. Report this Post to the Staff
Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 8:15 pm Nice coins. It's hard to find really nice ones for cheap, I was happy to snap this one up - worn or not. I always thought the facing coins were ugly until I saw a couple of pristine examples and understood how they were supposed to look. Now I like them alot. Report this Post to the Staff
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