Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 159
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperial | ||||
| Entered by: | rasiel (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 16 buyer responses) | ||||
| Added on: | Aug 26, 2005 | ||||
| Ruler: | Honorius (Augustus) | ||||
| Coin: | AE3 DNHONORIVSPFAVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; star behind bust. GLORIAROMANORVM - Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear. | ||||
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| Mint: | Thessalonica (408-423) | ||||
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 1.57g / - / - | ||||
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| Acquisition/Sale: | 2001 | ||||
| For Sale: | This coin is for sale. ($40.00) About this seller | ||||
| Notes: | Aug 26, 05 - Today Honorius is remembered as a wussie emperor who didn't have the gonads to face the barbarians when they threatened - and then made good on the threat - to sack Rome. So his shame is that he was the first emperor to let the city fall to outsiders while he himself cowered in a fortress where the barbarians couldn't get him. Still, he was emperor for a pretty long time and died peacefully... which is a form of death reserved for very few Roman emperors!
This here was one of my first cleaned coins and after finding many others none has been nicer yet. Found among uncleaneds | ||||
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