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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4833633, member: 96898"]It's not easy to post after [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's exceptional coin – that's a type every collector would like to have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet, here are some of my more modest Constantinople coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Likely commemorating Constantine's victory over Licinius:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168873[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE 3, 328–329 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated left on cippus, head r., holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive; in field l., A; in exergue, CONS. 18mm, 2.75g. Ref: RIC VII Constantinople 35. Ex AMCC 1, lot 455; ex FSR.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>City commemorative with a personification of Constantinople:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168875[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">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).</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Standing soldiers from the Constantinople mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168874[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Constantius II, Roman Empire, AE3, 330–333 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; bust of Constantius II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: GLORIA EXERCITUS; Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards; in exergue, CONSS. 18mm, 2.30g. RIC VII Constantinople 61.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Fallen horseman from the Constantinople mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168871[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Constantius Gallus, Roman Empire, AE2, 351–355 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAE; bust of Constantius Gallus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, r. Ref: FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Roman soldier l. spearing fallen horseman; in in fields, Γ•; in exergue, CONSB. 24mm, 4.20g. Ref: RIC VIII Constantinople 107. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>Theodosius II with a personification of Constantinople on the reverse: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168872[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Theodosius II, Roman Empire, AE3/4, 401–403 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG; ust of Theodosius II, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in r. hand behind head and shield decorated with cross on l. arm. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG; Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, enthroned, facing front, head r., holding long sceptre in r. hand and Victory on globe in l. hand; beneath her r. foot, prow; in exergue, ANT(Γ?). Ref: RIC X Arcadius 100.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4833633, member: 96898"]It's not easy to post after [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's exceptional coin – that's a type every collector would like to have. Yet, here are some of my more modest Constantinople coins: Likely commemorating Constantine's victory over Licinius: [ATTACH=full]1168873[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE 3, 328–329 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, diademed, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated left on cippus, head r., holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive; in field l., A; in exergue, CONS. 18mm, 2.75g. Ref: RIC VII Constantinople 35. Ex AMCC 1, lot 455; ex FSR. [/SIZE] City commemorative with a personification of Constantinople: [ATTACH=full]1168875[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]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).[/SIZE] Standing soldiers from the Constantinople mint: [ATTACH=full]1168874[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Constantius II, Roman Empire, AE3, 330–333 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; bust of Constantius II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: GLORIA EXERCITUS; Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards; in exergue, CONSS. 18mm, 2.30g. RIC VII Constantinople 61.[/SIZE] Fallen horseman from the Constantinople mint: [ATTACH=full]1168871[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Constantius Gallus, Roman Empire, AE2, 351–355 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAE; bust of Constantius Gallus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, r. Ref: FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Roman soldier l. spearing fallen horseman; in in fields, Γ•; in exergue, CONSB. 24mm, 4.20g. Ref: RIC VIII Constantinople 107. [/SIZE] Theodosius II with a personification of Constantinople on the reverse: [ATTACH=full]1168872[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Theodosius II, Roman Empire, AE3/4, 401–403 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG; ust of Theodosius II, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in r. hand behind head and shield decorated with cross on l. arm. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG; Constantinopolis, helmeted, draped, enthroned, enthroned, facing front, head r., holding long sceptre in r. hand and Victory on globe in l. hand; beneath her r. foot, prow; in exergue, ANT(Γ?). Ref: RIC X Arcadius 100.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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