Honorius was made co-emperor by his father Theodosius I in January 393, aged eight, which places the opening of this issue's range squarely within a dynastic maneuver rather than any administrative need. When Theodosius died in January 395, the empire was divided between Honorius in the west and Arcadius in the east — the last time a single emperor had ruled both halves. Cyzicus, on the Propontis, was among the eastern mints producing coinage for the western court during this transitional window, a logistical arrangement that ended with the division.
Honorius was made co-emperor by his father Theodosius I in January 393, aged eight, which places the opening of this issue's range squarely within a dynastic maneuver rather than any administrative need. When Theodosius died in January 395, the empire was divided between Honorius in the west and Arcadius in the east — the last time a single emperor had ruled both halves. Cyzicus, on the Propontis, was among the eastern mints producing coinage for the western court during this transitional window, a logistical arrangement that ended with the division.