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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8235468, member: 75937&quot;]I got outbid on everything at Leu and Cayon so I bought myself a little snack from Marc Breitsprecher with some of the money I saved. I have always enjoyed these Constantinopolis commemoratives and their sister issue, the VRBS ROMA wolf and twins type.</p><p><br /></p><p>These Constantinopolis commemoratives come in two sizes -- an earlier one (AD 330-335) struck at 132 per pound and a later one (AD 336-337) struck at 196 per pound. This one is the earlier, larger size. David Sear uses the term <i>centenionalis</i> to denote the denomination, but other sources use <i>follis</i> or <i>nummus</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450432[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantine I, AD 307-337.</p><p>Roman billon centenionalis, 2.76 g, 18.3 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Thessalonica, AD 330-333.</p><p>Obv: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in left hand.</p><p>Rev: Victory, winged, draped, standing left on prow, holding transverse scepter in right hand and shield in left hand; SMTSΔ in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC vii, p. 524, 188; Cohen 21; LRBC I 839; RVC 16470.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see your CONSTANTINOPOLI(S) coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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