Flavius Honorius
Augustus (AD 393-423)Son of Theodosius I and younger brother of Arcadius, he was Augustus for the West after his father died. Like his brother he proved a weak ruler and the real power was held by Stilicho, who married first one daughter, and then a second, to the young Emperor. Honorius had a long but ineffective rule before he died of heart failure in AD 423
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Honorius Gold solidus issued AD 408-423 Obv: DN HONORIVS PF AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG, (COMOB in ex.), Emperor in military attire standing right holding standard and Victory on globe, his left foot set on captive, R V across field
Nearly Extremely Fine
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AUD $1900.00
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