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Honorius (393 – 423 AD). AE3 Rome mint ca. 404-408 AD. D N HONORIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VRBS ROMA FELIX; Roma standing facing, head right, holding trophy and Victory on globe, OF – T across fields; SMROM in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,94 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | RIC X 1280 |
| Commentary: | rare with full legends, grey patina with sand deposits |
Issued only at Rome, it proclaims the luck of the city. In 408 AD, when this issue was still being produced, the city was besieged by the Visigoths under Alaric, and then on Aug. 24th 410, someone opened Rome’s Salarian Gate and the Goths pillaged the city for three horrific days.
