🔎 UNIDENTIFIED More Romans need ID if possible

[Steve in PA]

I bought six more Roman coins yesterday at the coin show. These were in a $5.00 each bin. The dealer said they could not be attributed and that's why they were so cheap. These are fairly small, ranging from 0.5" to 0.7" inches in diameter. I would appreciate any info as to date range and Emperor so I can pass that on to the people I give them to. I apologize for the ones that didn't come out so clear in the pictures.

 

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[Mackaydon]

Middle coin top row:

Honorius - Roman Emperor: 393-423 A.D. Bronze AE3 17mm (2.88 grams) Nicomedia mint, struck 395-402 A.D. Reference: RIC X 63; LRBC 2437 D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Honorius right. VIRTVS EXERCITI / SMNA, Honorius standing facing, head right, resting on grounded spear and shield; to his right, Victory standing facing, head left, crowning him with a wreath Don in SoCal​

 

[Mackaydon]

Middle second row:
Honorius ruled 393-423AD. Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 395 - 401 A.D.; obverse D N HONORIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS EXERCITI (courage of the army), Emperor on left standing facing, head right, spear vertical in his right hand, left hand resting on grounded shield, Victory beside him on right, standing left and crowning him with wreath, palm frond in her left hand, ANTA in exergue; scarce with rosette-diadem.
Similar to this attributed example:

Don in SoCal

 

[Steve in PA]

Middle coin top row:

Honorius - Roman Emperor: 393-423 A.D. Bronze AE3 17mm (2.88 grams) Nicomedia mint, struck 395-402 A.D. Reference: RIC X 63; LRBC 2437 D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Honorius right. VIRTVS EXERCITI / SMNA, Honorius standing facing, head right, resting on grounded spear and shield; to his right, Victory standing facing, head left, crowning him with a wreath Don in SoCal​

Thanks Don. This one I'm giving to my friend Elyse.

 

[Steve in PA]

Middle second row:
Honorius ruled 393-423AD. Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 395 - 401 A.D.; obverse D N HONORIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS EXERCITI (courage of the army), Emperor on left standing facing, head right, spear vertical in his right hand, left hand resting on grounded shield, Victory beside him on right, standing left and crowning him with wreath, palm frond in her left hand, ANTA in exergue; scarce with rosette-diadem.
Similar to this attributed example:

Don in SoCal

This one I'm keeping.

 

[Mackaydon]

A description of the reverse side of the top right coin might include the following:
Victory advancing left, carrying trophy over shoulder with right hand, and dragging captive with left.
Don inSoCal
Adding: And the more I look at the reverse side of the top left coin, I see the same descriptive image (though not identical) to the top right reverse image.
D/

 

[Mackaydon]

Steve,
In the first coin I ID-ed, note the mintmark is stated as SMNA. This mintmark is composed of two elements; SMA is the mintmark for the city of Nicomedia. The "A" designates the specific workshop ('officina') within the mint that made the coin. As you might guess, the "A" stands for the first workshop. That mint had at least 21 separate workshop designations over its lifetime.
Don.........

 

[Steve in PA]

Steve,
In the first coin I ID-ed, note the mintmark is stated as SMNA. This mintmark is composed of two elements; SMA is the mintmark for the city of Nicomedia. The "A" designates the specific workshop ('officina') within the mint that made the coin. As you might guess, the "A" stands for the first workshop. That mint had at least 21 separate workshop designations over its lifetime.
Don.........

Thanks Don. I see that Nicomedia was located in today's Turkey.
My friend Lindsey will be getting the top row first and third coins when i see her later today. I think it is safe to tell her they are at least 1600 years old. Other than that, I don't have much info on them.

 

[Mackaydon]

I believe the bottom left coin is either Honorius or Theodosius II. I'm aware of only those two emperors who have coins showing being helmeted and holding a spear in their right hand carried over their right shoulder.
The vertical line to the right of the face is PMD; the vaguely seen diagonal line is the spear.
Don......