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RIC X Honorius 1289

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC X Honorius 1289. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Honorius. Mint: Ravenna. The obverse shows bust of Honorius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N HONORI-VS P F AVG.

The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX, to which she points; facing her, a small winged genius, with the legend VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM.

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Historical context

Honorius was Roman emperor from 393 to 423. The younger son of Emperor Theodosius I, he ruled the Western Roman Empire following the death of Theodosius in 395, initially under the regency of Stilicho, while his brother Arcadius governed the east. His reign over the western empire was precarious and chaotic, marked by the sack of Rome in 410.

This gold tremissis was struck under Honorius at the mint of Ravenna. Introduced into Roman currency in the 380s by Theodosius I, the tremissis was a small pure gold denomination representing a third of a solidus. Its reverse depicts Victory seated on a cuirass beside a winged genius, supporting a shield inscribed "VOT/X/MVLT/XX", surrounded by the legend "VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM".

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Authority
Honorius

Design

Obverse
Bust of Honorius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX, to which she points; facing her, a small winged genius
Obverse legend
D N HONORI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM

Identification

Type reference
RIC X Honorius 1289
Denomination and metal
Tremissis, Gold
Obverse legend to match
D N HONORI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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