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Follis - Honorius GLORIA ROMANORVM, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Western Roman Empire |
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| Year | 408-423 |
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| Value | 1 Follis (1⁄7200) |
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| Reverse description | Two imperial figures — Honorius and Theodosius II — stand facing, each holding a spear (hasta) with their outer hand and resting their inner hand upon a grounded shield, symbolizing the joint military authority and unity of the Eastern and Western courts. The composition conveys concordia and imperial strength in the late Roman tradition. The exergual mintmark identifies the striking authority and officina. The reverse legend GLORIA ROMANORVM, meaning 'Glory of the Romans,' frames the scene above. The design is typical of the small bronze coinage struck during the joint reign period. |
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| Mint | Cyzicus Mint (Cyzicus, Asia Minor) |
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Honorius ruled the Western Empire for the entirety of his reign from Ravenna after 402, having abandoned Milan when Alaric's forces pushed deep into northern Italy. His court's removal to that defensible marsh city did nothing to stop the sack of Rome in 410 — an event that shook the Roman world far more psychologically than militarily. That this issue was struck at Cyzicus, deep in what was effectively Eastern imperial territory under Arcadius and then Theodosius II, reflects the administrative entanglement of the divided empire during Honorius's increasingly nominal western authority.