Details
LOT 3371
Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 393-423.
Mediolanum mint. D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated to left on cuirass holding Victory and inverted spear, MDPS in exergue. RIC X 1228; RSC 59†b. Near Very Fine.(0.95gr, 16mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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