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A silver siliqua of the emperor Honorius with a reverse showing Roma Coin Type: Silver siliqua of Honorius, 393-423 CE
Mint and Date: Ravenna; 402-3, 405-6 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm, 1.8g
Obverse: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: VIRTVS RO-MANORVM
Roma seated left on a cuirass, spear with broad point held point down in left hand behind, right hand holding globe with Victory holding wreath and palm branch.
Exergue: RVPS
Ref: RIC X 1297(b)
Provenance: antikacoins (eBay), August 2005
BW Ref: 003 028 028
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Note 1: This coin was given a rarity rating of R4 by RIC X, which probably meant that two or three specimens were known to the compilers to exist in major collections.

Note 2: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Honorius, RIC 1297b.


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