I'm sure you've all seen before the more common types, VRBS ROMA with wolf and twins, and Victory on ship. But these two are significantly rarer, and still not well understood. I'm also proud of these as they're my first purchases from CNG! Anonymous AE 4 13mm Constantinople, 330 AD POP ROMANVS laureate and draped bust left, cornucopia on shoulder CONS B bridge over river RIC VIII 21 Ex CNG Anonymous AR scripulum, third-siliqua Constantinople, c. 530 AD Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis right Large K within beaded border Bendall Type 8; RIC VII -; J.P.C. Kent, "Urbs Roma and Constantinopolis Medallions at the mint of Rome," Essays Sutherland, p. 112, pl. 13, 28; RSC -; Vagi 3051 Ex CNG
I like them both and would love to have them in my collection thats for sure, thanks for sharing them with us :hail:
You have a date circa A.D. 530 for the scripulum, and in your references note that it is not in RIC VII, but RIC VII ends with the death of Constantine I, in A.D. 337. Similarly, RSC ends with Romulus Augustus (A.D. 474) and would also not have a coin from A.D. 530.
I'm aware. But, since the CNG description had them, and since the coin is generally included in the body of Late-Roman coins, I would include those references.
