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VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/18/2011 8:21 pm As mentioned in my Augustus thread, I went to a coin show. The seller of the Augustus also gave me this one for free But I have no clue as to the attribution. On the 2x2 it's written either Arcadius or Honorius. Any help/opinions on it are appreciated, thanks. Edited by VisigothKing 12/18/2011 8:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff

VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 12:16 am Or am I just beating a dead horse here? Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 12:20 am I looked earlier but didn't have a clue and still don't. I just wanted to let you know I was looking, buddy. Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 12:26 am I saw the coin and I had difficulty in IDing it. I think it's a Honorius. Wildwinds Photo VanMeter 39a Honorius. AE4. Unclear mint. DN HONORI-VS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, star behind bust / GLORI-A ROMA-NORVM, two emperors standing facing, heads towards each other, holding globe between them. Could be close to this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Eddop Valued Member Netherlands 409 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 01:36 am I think this is your coin GLORIA ROMANORVM without Globe: http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/type51.html Honorius or Theodosius II Ed Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 02:03 am Thanks for looking guys! Eddop, I looked at your link, then clicked where it said to look at all of the images on one page, and it looks like my coin is a dead-ringer for the last one. I'll be honest, I sure hope it's a Theo II; I don't have a coin of him yet and I don't have a coin from the later late Roman period (like after Honorius). Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 06:58 am Rulers of this period issued the same coins in each of their names so you need the legends to tell which it is. When a coin has only the right hand side visible and you see VSPFAVG it could be any. The question here is whether the trace bottoms of the letters at the left are AR or HO. I can't tell. The reason the coin was given away is that it is not identifiable with enough certainty to sell. It is a genuine ancient coin of a very common type available with some ease fully identifiable so the market prefers coins off center the opposite way. Report this Post to the Staff
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