333-335 The reverse prow shows quite a bit of the ship, with a clear ram and oars. The mintmark is CONSZ • , for Constantinople. RIC VII Constantinople 86.
Constantinople 86 has a mintmark of •CONSZ•; with a • in front and behind. On yours there is no • evident in front, though it could be off the flan. Constantinople 79 has a mintmark of CONSZ• and is more common that RIC 86, so I would call yours Constantinople 79. Both were struck A.D. 333- 335
@Shrews1994 What are you collecting, the commemorative issues, coins of Constantine I, something else?
I believe I have mostly commemorative issues. And yeah they are all Constantine that I've looked up so far on these. I still have more to identify. These coins I posting now were all given to me by #victor_clark And I'm trying to attribute them myself.
Yes, Constantinople is personified by “Constantinopoli” on the inverse of your coin. It was a dual celebration of Rome and the founding of Constantinople as the new capitol in the east. These were issued during Constantine I’s reign but are called “anonymous” because they do not bear the name of the issuing emperor on them. Good for Victor Clark I’m starting you out. And good for you in doing some research to learn and enjoy them. Working with the references gets much easier as you spend some time on them.
That's an interesting Constantine the Great coin I have tons of Constantinian Dynasty coins and I never came across that reverse. Nice.
