Late Roman oin with cross on reverse ID

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Hi

Can anyone tell me who the emperor is on this coin and the date please. It has a cross on the reverse. Many thanks
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There are a few candidates for this type of reverse but it's not within the remit of these old minces to determine which of them your coin belongs to!

EDIT: Looking at the style of cross it's likely very early 5thC - Arcadius/Honorius/Theodosius II
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Unusual late Roman coin - well done!
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Aracdius (383 - 408 AD). AE4 . 404-406 AD. DN ARCADIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGGG; cross. Mint could be Nicomedia or Antioch. Both being a hell of a long way to get to here!

Roman coins from this period in bronze are very, very scarce finds in Britain, the date being a key period in late Roman Britain. Coins from eastern mints are somewhat unusual in Britain in general.

I've looked at thousands of late Roman bronzes from this country, and the very few Arcadius have been the SALVS REIPVBLICAE type from Western mints. Assuming this is from UK??
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stupot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:29 pm Aracdius (383 - 408 AD). AE4 . 404-406 AD. DN ARCADIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGGG; cross. Mint could be Nicomedia or Antioch. Both being a hell of a long way to get to here!

Roman coins from this period in bronze are very, very scarce finds in Britain, the date being a key period in late Roman Britain. Coins from eastern mints are somewhat unusual in Britain in general.

I've looked at thousands of late Roman bronzes from this country, and the very few Arcadius have been the SALVS REIPVBLICAE type from Western mints. Assuming this is from UK??
Thank you for your excellent reply and ID. Yes, I can confirm that it was found in a ploughed field on a Iron Age/Roman farmstead in South England. I have found many others from the late Roman period circa 4th-5th century too.

As to how it got here, I really dont have an answer to that. Maybe a relative was visiting or something to do with trade? I also found a silver Siliqua of Arcadius previously on the same site with a mint of Milan!! (see pic)
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Surprisingly, siliqua are very common. Milan coins very common too, it's the bronze that isn't.

Any other oddities I would like to see.
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stupot wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:28 pm Surprisingly, siliqua are very common. Milan coins very common too, it's the bronze that isn't.

Any other oddities I would like to see.
If I find any more, I'll let you know my friend 😀
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