Another ancient

[AU24K]

Don't give up on my ignorance about ancients yet. I'll prove I'm still in the woods about ID'ing ancients.
This one is about 1/2" in diameter.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Scott

 

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[DJ_Quinn]

Wow! Where are you located to be finding such great coins? These are really great, well done!

 

[AU24K]

Alas, I'm not finding these with my metal detectors- I have had them for awhile and got them off of ebay as uncleaned. I have been using them as patience tools in my attempts to clean them with the olive oil baths to the point of possible identification.
Scott

 

[Gunner]

That is an AE4 of Honorius.

Obverse Legend: DN HONORIVS PF AVG

Reverse Legend: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE

The reverse pictures the personification of Victory advancing Left holding a trophy over her right shoulder and dragging a captive by the hair.

I'd judge the style to be from Antioch although the coin could also be from Cyzicus or Constantinople per R.I.C. (Roman Imperial Coinage) reference. I'll attach a picture of a nice example from Constantinople (note the difference in style from your coin).

 

[DJ_Quinn]

What a great coin, I especially love the depiction of "Victory".

 

[dugupfinds]

I found the same type only last week, see link half way down.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,67003.0.html

I would also add to gunners description that it has Chi-Rho symbol in the field. (in front of Victory)

The Chi-Rho symbol is an anagram of the first two letters of Christ in Greek, the Chi (our CH) and the Rho (our R). These two letters written together stand for Christianity in the Late Roman Period.

 

[AU24K]

Thanks y'all!
Scott