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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4221469, member: 96898"]That's a beautiful example of this historically important type. The portrait on it is fantastic. Here are another nice Constantinopolis and a Roma to accompany her:[ATTACH=full]1080739[/ATTACH] City Commemorative under Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE 3, 331–334 AD, Cyzicus mint. Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLI; bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, l. holding spear in r. hand. Rev: Victory, winged, draped, standing l. on prow, holding long sceptre in r. hand and resting l. hand on shield; in exergue, SMKE. 18mm, 2.49. Ref: RIC VII Cyzicus 92. Ex Forvm Ancient Coins; ex [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 256 (their picture). [ATTACH=full]1080740[/ATTACH] City Commemorative under Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE 3, 330–337 AD, Thessalonica mint. Obv: VRBS ROMA; bust of Roma, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, l. Rev: She-wolf, standing l., suckling twins; above, two stars; in exergue, SMTS∈. 18mm, 2.25g. Ref: RIC VII Thessalonica 187/229.[/QUOTE]