RIC X Arcadius 23
Denomination: solidus
Material: av
Authority: arcadius
Mint: constantinople
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0402 to 0403
Obverse legend: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG
Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Obverse portrait: arcadius
Reverse legend: NOVA SPES RES PVBLICAE
Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, pointing to a shield inscribed XX/XXX, supported on her left knee
Reverse portrait: victory