Silver, 1.36 grams, 17.60mm. Rome. 407-408 AD. Obverse: DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory (with wreath and palm branch held forwards) on globe and inverted spear with one spur. Mintmark RMPS in exergue. RIC X 1266; cf Sear (1988) 4227. Slightly clipped otherwise extremely fine. Provenance: from the Filey, Yorkshire Hoard, 2009 (disclaimed under Treasure Act, 1996, reference 2009:T286). With the British Museum annotated coin envelope and a copy of the BM disclaiming letter dated 10th September 2009.
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