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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1872876, member: 44210&quot;]I happen to find some irony in my VRBS ROMA FELIX of Honorius, struck in Rome. This type was struck from 404-408 AD and the legend means &quot;Happy City of Rome&quot;.&nbsp; The irony is what happened later that probably caused the Romans to stop striking this type any further: the sieges and later the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Honorius2_zps6d8e7e41.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it was said when news of Rome&#039;s fall reached the imperial court in the Western capital Ravenna, Honorius&#039; advisers came to him to tell him the unfortunate news. Honorius panicked; he thought they were referring to his favorite chicken, who also happened to be named Roma. When his advisers cleared up the confusion, Honorius became relieved that it was not his beloved pet that had run into trouble. Whether true or not, it helped to describe his ineptitude at ruling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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