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<p>[QUOTE="Romancollector, post: 7831402, member: 106319"]As always, great coin and write up Donna. Indeed it complements your Arcadius solidus nicely and it has a good provenance....at the very least a much better provenance than mine. Here's my solidus of Honorius. In fact, it is my only coin of Honorius and my only solidus.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Honorius (AD 393-423)</b></p><p>AV Solidus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1345712[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Date: </b>AD 394-395. </p><p><b>Obv: </b>D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><b>Rev: </b>VICTORIA AVGGG, Emperor standing right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, treading on captive to right; M-D across, fields, COMOB in exergue. </p><p><b>Diameter: </b>21mm</p><p><b>Weight: </b>4.47 g</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Mediolanum (Milan)</p><p>RIC X 1206a.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XX Day 2 (30 October 2020), lot 708.</i></p><p><i>Ex Heritage Auctions NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Online Auction #3082 (21 January 2020), lot 33264.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Romancollector, post: 7831402, member: 106319"]As always, great coin and write up Donna. Indeed it complements your Arcadius solidus nicely and it has a good provenance....at the very least a much better provenance than mine. Here's my solidus of Honorius. In fact, it is my only coin of Honorius and my only solidus. [B] Honorius (AD 393-423)[/B] AV Solidus [ATTACH=full]1345712[/ATTACH] [B]Date: [/B]AD 394-395. [B]Obv: [/B]D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. [B]Rev: [/B]VICTORIA AVGGG, Emperor standing right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, treading on captive to right; M-D across, fields, COMOB in exergue. [B]Diameter: [/B]21mm [B]Weight: [/B]4.47 g [B]Mint: [/B]Mediolanum (Milan) RIC X 1206a. [I]Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XX Day 2 (30 October 2020), lot 708. Ex Heritage Auctions NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Online Auction #3082 (21 January 2020), lot 33264.[/I][/QUOTE]
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