| Item : 149 | | Description |
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| Description : Ancient Roman Imperial Constantinople Gold Honorius Solidus | | Obv.: D N HONORI - VS P F AVG. Bust, facing right, draped and cuirassed, pearl-diademed
Rev.: CONCORDI - AAVGG I / CONOB
Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head r., holding sceptre and Victory on globe, her r. foot on prow; star in left field. Obverse is a Milan type, RIC X 1209 looks the closest (AD 402). Reverse is Constantinople type from reign of Theodosius, RIC X 201 (AD 408-420) | | Authenticity: Forgery - Modern | | Category : Ancient Roman Imperial - Coins | | Actual Date: 402 AD | | Category Details | | Source | | Category : Ancient | | Sold as: Authentic Seller ID: buyrob | | : Roman Imperial | | Source : Ebay Entered by : Rohan | | : Constantinople | | | Key Info | | Condemnation | Denomination : Solidus
| | The style is wrong, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93. This is a gold version of the bronze cast posted also. These both popped up at almost the same time. See items 6517, 7499, 8554, 8555, 8556, 8557 | Emperor : Honorius
| Content : Gold
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