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<p>[QUOTE="Dumanyu, post: 264984, member: 5128"]Honorius, 22 January 393 - 15 August 423 A.D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Honorius was the son of Theodosius I and upon the latter's death was given the Western provinces to rule as emperor, while his brother Arcadius was given the East. Honorius was a weak incompetent ruler dominated at first by the famed general Stilicho, then by various court favorites. In August 410 A.D. he sat helpless at Ravenna while Rome was sacked by the Goths. He was succeeded by Valentinian III.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.734g, 15.2mm, 180o, 408 - 423 A.D.; obverse D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, star left; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM, Theodosius II and Honorius standing facing, heads to center, each holding spear and shield, TESA in ex; </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/Honorius.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/Honorius.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/Honorius.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If this is the same coin, and unfortunately I cannot read the exergue (the letters at the bottom of the reverse) which denotes the mint. But if it is indeed the same coin, you may have something worth $40.00 or so. </p><p><br /></p><p>Although, as I always have said, you could have a coin worth $10,000.00, but if nobody wants to buy it, it's not worth a hill of beans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dumanyu, post: 264984, member: 5128"]Honorius, 22 January 393 - 15 August 423 A.D. Honorius was the son of Theodosius I and upon the latter's death was given the Western provinces to rule as emperor, while his brother Arcadius was given the East. Honorius was a weak incompetent ruler dominated at first by the famed general Stilicho, then by various court favorites. In August 410 A.D. he sat helpless at Ravenna while Rome was sacked by the Goths. He was succeeded by Valentinian III. 1.734g, 15.2mm, 180o, 408 - 423 A.D.; obverse D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, star left; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM, Theodosius II and Honorius standing facing, heads to center, each holding spear and shield, TESA in ex; [url]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/Honorius.jpg[/url] If this is the same coin, and unfortunately I cannot read the exergue (the letters at the bottom of the reverse) which denotes the mint. But if it is indeed the same coin, you may have something worth $40.00 or so. Although, as I always have said, you could have a coin worth $10,000.00, but if nobody wants to buy it, it's not worth a hill of beans.[/QUOTE]
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