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Follis - Honorius GLORIA ROMANORVM, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 408-423 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Honorius facing right, rendered in the late antique imperial style typical of the Theodosian period. The effigy displays a beaded diadem across the brow with visible draping over the pauldron and cuirass detailing beneath. A star appears in the field behind the bust, serving as a celestial emblem of imperial authority. The encircling legend, partially legible on this heavily worn example, reads D N HONORIVS P F AVG. The portrait exhibits the stylized, frontal-leaning character common to AE coinage struck at the Constantinopolitan mint in the early fifth century. |
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| Reverse description | Two standing imperial figures facing one another in a formal, hieratic composition: Honorius on the left and Theodosius II on the right, each holding a spear in the outer hand while resting the inner hand upon a grounded shield. The emperors are depicted in full military attire, their heads turned slightly inward to face each other, symbolizing dynastic concordance between the Western and Eastern courts. The reverse legend GLORIA ROMANORVM encircles the scene, proclaiming the glory of the Romans, while the mintmark CONSA in the exergue identifies the first officina of the Constantinople mint. The composition reflects the propagandistic imagery of collegial rule characteristic of Theodosian-era bronze coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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