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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 26497130, member: 10613&quot;]I recently got this coin; which is my smallest Constantinopolis minimi. It is unofficial meaning that it was not struck by the Roman government. This one is--&nbsp;&nbsp; 9mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.5g</p><p><br /></p><p>The galley and Victory are facing the wrong way...the description from translated French was &quot;the reverse is reverse&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689107[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689108[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>here is an official example for comparison</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689109[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinopolis</p><p>A.D. 330-333</p><p>17x19mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.4g</p><p>Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLI laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter.</p><p>Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield.</p><p>in ex. CONSIA</p><p>RIC VII Constantinople 63</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and here is an unofficial issue that is close in size to the official types, though it&#039;s crude style and use of an VRBS ROMA obverse gives it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689110[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>VRBS ROMA/ Constantinopolis</p><p>Circa A.D. 330-331</p><p>16mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.9g</p><p>Obv. VRBIS ROMA; Roma, helmeted bust left, wearing imperial cloak.</p><p>Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield, seen from side.</p><p>In ex. PLG</p><p>Cf. RIC VII Lyons 241, 242</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex 1989 Nether Compton (Dorset) Hoard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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