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Johannes, 423-425 AD
AE4, Rome mint
Obverse: DN IOHAN-NES PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed
bust right Reverse: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, trophy on shoulder, dragging captive behind her.Chi-rho in left field. Mintmark: RM
Reference: RIC X 1913; Grierson-Mays, 823, rated R3
Size: 11mm Weight: 0,86g Conservation: Fine
Johannes, who was born about 380 AD, and rose through the ranks of the civil service until he was eventually appointed a principal secretary to the Western Emperor Honorius. The latter died childless on August 25th, 423 AD whereupon Johannes seized the vacant throne and sent an embassy to Theodosius II in Constantinople requesting official recognition. This was not forthcoming, as the Eastern Emperor had his own candidate for the throne – Placidius Valentinianus (III), his cousin, and a nephew Honorius by his sister, Galla Placidia.
Theodosius sent an army to Italy to champion the cause of the four-year-old Valentinian III, and Johannes was captured and executed after a usurpation of approximately two years.
Riferimento : RCV 21121
Fonte : http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/johannes/...
Collezione : VIII The Late Roman Empire