Arcadius AE2 Maiorina – GLORIA ROMANORVM, Constantinople, manus Dei

Date: AD 383–388 (early reign, immediately after elevation to Augustus)

Obverse: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed bust right, manus Dei (Hand of God) above holding wreath and crowning the emperor

Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and globe in left; in exergue CONSA

Mint: Constantinople, 1st officina

Weight / Size: 5.4 g / 23 mm (AE-23)

Reference: RIC IX Constantinople 84c; LRBC 2185

Condition: Good VF, dark green-brown patina, well-centered strike, full clear CONSA mintmark, manus Dei detail sharp above portrait, light even wear on high points

Notes: Scarce early Constantinople issue of Arcadius with the Christian "Hand of God" crowning motif – a direct link between imperial power and divine sanction, struck in the first years after Theodosius I elevated his son. Much rarer than the common VIRTVS EXERCITI types without manus Dei.

Provenance / Stock: Classic Coins Inc. – ex. Florida collection