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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2009820, member: 42773&quot;]Thanks for the lesson, VK. I wish I had some Visigothic pieces to share, but my collection of medieval coins is sparse to say the least. In reading the wiki article about the Visigoths, I did come across this little blurb concerning a certain incident with the Romans under the rule of Honorius...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;In response to the invasion of Roman Hispania of 409 by the Vandals, Alans and Suevi, Honorius, the emperor in the West, enlisted the aid of the Visigoths to regain control of the territory. In 418, Honorius rewarded his Visigothic federates by giving them land in Gallia Aquitania on which to settle. This was probably done under <i>hospitalitas</i>, the rules for billeting army soldiers. The settlement formed the nucleus of the future Visigothic kingdom that would eventually expand across the Pyrenees and onto the Iberian peninsula.&quot; Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoths" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoths" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one coin of this inept ruler to share, and I believe forward-facing portraits of Honorius are scarce in better condition - usually the faces are quite worn.</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Honorius, 395-423 </b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b> AE3, 18mm, 1.9g; Nicomedia mint</p><p>Obv.: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with cross.</p><p>Rev.: CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head left, holding scepter and Victory // SMNK</p><p>Reference: RIC X, 92 (p. 248)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361847[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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