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.