I received this Constantinoplis recently ... six months after acquiring the VRBS Roma below (both from @Valentinian ).. I love the coins and the history they represent. I know these are "old hat" for most here but I also wanted to share a quote from Valentinian's site (I hope he doesn't mind): "Even very common coins are interesting. The fact they were common proves they were important--and therefore historically significant--in a way that rarities are not." http://augustuscoins.com/ed/CON/CONSTANTINOPOLIS.html Please post your City Commemoratives! A.D. 332-3 18mm 2.38gm Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter. Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield. in ex. TR •P RIC VII Trier 543 A.D. 330-1 16.95mm 2.35gm VRBS-ROMA; [City of Rome] Roma, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak. Rev. She-wolf left with twins (Romulus and Remus); above, two stars. In ex. TRS dot RIC VII Trier 529
Very nice coins Clavdivs, sure got to hand it to Valentinian he sells some great coins. Constantine Constantinople. CONS/S (Constantinople) 6th officina, draped bust of Genus struck 330 AD, RIC V111 pg 448. 14mm, 1.0gm.
Commemorative Series. 330-354 AD. Æ Follis (15mm). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Struck circa 337-340 AD. Obv:CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, Laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, draped, with scepter over her left shoulder. Rev: Victory standing left, right foot on prow, holding scepter and shield; S-R in upper field; SMALA in exergue. RIC VIII 9.
Lovely coins! Here's my latest VRBS ROMA: Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.44 g, 17.4 mm, 12 h. Constantina/Arles, AD 331-332. Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left, wearing imperial robes. Rev: Lupa Romana, left, suckling Romulus and Remus; branch between two stars above; SCONST in exergue. Refs: RIC vii p. 273, 368; RCV 16497; LRBC I 371; Cohen 17.
Nice ones. Roma AE Commemorative VRBS ROMA bust of Roma left, wearing helmet with plume, and imperial mantle She-wold standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus, mintmark gamma SIS in ex. RIC VII Siscia 222. Siscia mint 330-333 AD
Great examples! I love the wolf and twins type and collected them when I started collecting. I still have most of them, this one I love for the color/patina.
Lovely coins all! And an especially nice selection David! I owned a low grade Genio/Bridge commemorative, but sold it a while ago... for a lot less than I expected to get for it! I have one each of Roma and Constantinople though And don't forget about Antioch a couple decades earlier!
I had a lot of fun collecting these Victory/Prow types a few years ago. I was able to get examples from all of the the mint cities and nearly one coin from every officina. There are a few officina that proved to be quite difficult. I haven't been focused on them lately.
Wow... great collection! I'd love to do that with many LBR types. That's the great thing about late roman bronze, you can tackle this type of project without having awkward conversations about what the coins cost with the wife/husband. ...the conversations are still awkward when showing off coins but at least it's not about the cost. The awkwardness there is about them struggling to act like they have any interest in what you're jabbering about. haha...