Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice May 2018 Auction 14-16 May 2018
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HONORIUS, A.D. 393-423. AV Solidus (4.44 gms), Constantinople Mint, ca. A.D. 397-402.
RIC-8. "DN HONORI - VS P F AVG" Helmeted, Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Honorius facing, holding spear over right shoulder, shield with effigy of horseman riding down enemy; Reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head turned right, her right foot on prow, holding scepter and globe surmounted by Victory, who faces left crowning Constantinopolis. Nicely centered, sharply struck with soft satin luster and excellent eye appeal. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1200.00
RIC-8. "DN HONORI - VS P F AVG" Helmeted, Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Honorius facing, holding spear over right shoulder, shield with effigy of horseman riding down enemy; Reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head turned right, her right foot on prow, holding scepter and globe surmounted by Victory, who faces left crowning Constantinopolis. Nicely centered, sharply struck with soft satin luster and excellent eye appeal. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1200.00