WESTERN ROMAN Honorius AD 393-423 AE4 Nummus /Rev.Three emperors NGC (038)

 WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE



CERTIFIED BY NGC



Honorius AD 393-423 AE4 Nummus



Decline and Fall of Rome.

Obverse: Bust of Honorius, right,
pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, a star behind head.



Reverse: The three emperors Arcadius, Honorius and Theodosius II standing
facing; the two outermost being taller, slightly turned towards each other, each
holding spear with outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; third emperor
between them, smaller, head to right, holding spear with right hand, sometimes
holding a globe with left hand.

Mintmark in exergue.

Mint and officina mark in exergue.Flavius Honorius was born in A.D. 384, the
second son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flacilla. He was made Augustus by his
father in 393, and two years later, he became emperor of the Western Roman
Empire. Honorius was a weak ruler, allowing his generals, ministers, and even
his sisters to run the Empire. This was the beginning of the end of the Empire.
Honorius died in 423.