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Solidus - Honorius VICTORIA AVGGG, Mediolanum
| Issuer | Western Roman Empire |
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| Year | 395-402 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Honorius facing right, adorned with a pearl diadem and elaborate jewelled pendilia hanging at the ear. The emperor wears a paludamentum fastened at the shoulder with a fibula, with the cuirass visible beneath. The hair is rendered in fine striated detail, and the portrait conveys the stylised late antique Imperial effigy characteristic of Theodosian-era coinage. The encircling Latin legend reads D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, identifying the emperor as Dominus Noster Honorius, Pius Felix Augustus. |
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| Reverse description | The standing figure of Victory, helmeted and in military dress, faces front with head turned to the right, treading upon a seated captive barbarian at her feet. She holds a long spear or standard in her left hand and a globus cruciger in her right, symbolising Roman dominion over the world. A second captive or trophy element appears at lower right. The reverse legend VICTORI-A AVGGG encircles the field, proclaiming the victory of the three Augusti, while the mint mark M D appears in the field and COMOB is inscribed in the exergue, denoting the Mediolanum mint and confirming the standard full-weight gold alloy. |
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| Mintage | ND (395-402) MD COMOB |
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