Solid

Roman Empire

 

 

 

Metal: Gold.

Issuing entity: Rome. Honorius.

Mint: Mediolanum (Milan, Italy).

Date: 394-395 AD

Obverse:

Draped bust with pearl diadem. Legend: DN HONORIVS P F AVG.

Reverse:

Emperor standing right holding standard and Victory on globe, and treading captive. Legend: VICTORI - A AVGGG. Mint mark: M - D / COMOB.

Weight: 4.37 gr. - Diameter: 21 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: RIC IX 35 c.

Published in: Llobregat Conesa, E.A., 1973-74. "Recientes hallazgos de monedas de la Edad Antigua en Alicante", Numisma, 120-131, pp. 91-104; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 126.

Monetary Inventory Number: 6382.

Purchase. Underwater find on the island of Tabarca. Enrique Llobregat Collection.