Constantinopolis commemorative--early obverse; late reverse

Victory on prow type Constantinopolis commemorative from Aquileia (Mintmark AQS in exergue). The obverse has the inscription CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, as used in AD 334-September, 335 with reverses that have either nothing in the left field (RIC vii, p. 407, no. 123) or a star in the left field (RIC vii, p. 408, no. 129).

However, the reverse has an F in the field at left, as used in AD September 335-336, which supposedly is used with obverses containing the inscription, CONSTANTI-NOPOLIS (RIC vii, p. 409, no. 137).



I can only assume this coin was minted sometime in September or October, 335, during a transition of reverse types.

Thoughts?

And feel free to share your Constantinopolis commemorative types!

 

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I don't think it is transitional, just inconsistent. The footnotes for 137 mention another break with CONSTANT-INOPOLIS. Below are two examples, one with N-T and the other with I-N from my page - http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/comm/

 

Thanks, @Victor_Clark

There's the little note...



And mine reads CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS.

 

Yes, sorry that I wasn't clear that in reference to the T-I break in the footnotes I meant "another" as in addition to N-T and I-N; rather than another like yours.

 

Roman Collector => congrats on scoring that sweet OP-commemorative (great colour)

I also have an example that I've always been fond of ... wanna see it? (again)




... great coins, fellas

 

shield with side profile



commemorative with star


Silvered example


Shield with quadripartite division


eyes to the Heavens

 

Nice one.

Aquileia coins are one of the harder ones to find. My Aquileia has the star.




Here are a few different ones from other mints.

PCONST with Chi Rho



CONSIA with a plume on the helmet



Rome small flan with unbroken legend



Trier with strange legend (unofficial?)



PCON with X in left field

 

Here's mine:


Time of Constantine I, AD 306 - 337
EA, 1.7g, 19mm; 6h; Thessalonica, Greece
Obv.: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS; bust left, laur. helmet, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear
Rev.: Victory standing left on prow holding spear and shield
In Ex.: SMTS⌂
Ref: NOT IN RIC, unlisted officinal - ⌂. For THESSALONICA 229 and 230 the weight range is 1.2g - 2g. the average weight being 1.52g. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7the230_d.html

 

I happen to have these 3 coins together having Victory on reverse.