The most common coin of the CANOA catalog
Computed from live catalog data (4796 specimens among 128862 types), not a curated choice.
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RIC X Honorius 1228
- Authority: Honorius (nomisma)
- Mint: Mediolanum
- Denomination: Siliqua · Silver
- Dating: 395–402
- Obverse:
D N HONORI-VS P F AVG(Bust of Honorius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right) - Reverse:
VIRTVS RO-MANORVM(Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory with wreath and palm over shoulder on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left hand)
Numbers
| Specimens | 4796 |
| With photo | 28 |
| Weight avg / min–max | 1.03 g · 0.33–1.79 g |
| Diameter avg / min–max | 15.2 mm · 12.0–18.0 mm |
Top collections
- bm: 2379 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- bm-ric.10: 2379 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- pas: 26 · CC BY 3.0
- fitz_ocre: 9 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- kenom: 2 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Why this coin
This type has more museum specimens than any other in CANOA (4796 of 540692). Its prevalence reflects a large issue and wide circulation; the numbers are recomputed from the database on every page load.