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Solidus - Honorius VICTORIA AVGGG RM, Rome
| Issuer | Western Roman Empire |
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| Year | 404-408 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The emperor Arcadius, draped and cuirassed, stands facing right, holding a long standard (labarum) in his right hand and a Victory on a globe in his left hand; his left foot treads upon a seated, bound captive. The primary legend VICTORI-A AVGGG arcs across the field, while the mint mark R-M appears in the lower field and COMOB in the exergue, denoting the Rome mint and the standard fine gold weight of the solidus. The composition reflects the triumphalist ideology of the late Roman court, emphasizing imperial military victory over barbarian foes. |
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| Mint | RM COMOB Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476) |
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Honorius moved the Western court permanently to Ravenna in 402 AD, following Alaric's first invasion of Italy and the near-fall of Mediolanum. Rome's mint continued striking solidi, but its political weight had already collapsed — the city was an administrative afterthought by the time these coins were produced. Alaric sacked Rome itself in 410, almost certainly while examples of this very type were still in circulation.
RIC X 1252 is among the more frequently encountered of the late Roman solidus types, reflecting sustained mint output during a period of acute military expenditure against the Visigoths.