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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 4741791, member: 10613&quot;]all kinds of Constantinopolis coins</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159106[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Commemorative Series</p><p>A.D. 337-348</p><p>15mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.6gm</p><p>CONSTAN-TINOPLIS; Diademed and draped bust of Constantinopolis right.</p><p>REV: Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter; P R across fields.</p><p>RIC VIII Rome 106</p><p><br /></p><p>This type was originally included in RIC VIII and dated to A.D. 348; but it seems most likely that these coins were struck in Constantinopolis in A.D. 330 for the dedication of the city.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159109[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>slipping in a ROMA</p><p><br /></p><p>Commemorative</p><p>A.D. 348</p><p>16mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.4gm</p><p>OBV: ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, wearing visored and crested helmet.</p><p>REV: Anepigraphic- Emperor, helmeted and in military dress, standing facing, head left, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield. P-R across fields.</p><p>RIC VIII Rome 104</p><p><br /></p><p>The description above is from RIC VIII, which is outdated. The figure on the reverse is female (which can be seen clearly on some examples)- so either the goddess ROMA (which seems unlikely as ROMA is already on the obverse) or maybe the personification of CONSTANTINOPOLIS or possibly VIRTVS. It also seems most likely that these coins were struck in Constantinopolis in A.D. 330 for the dedication of the city.</p><p><br /></p><p>this coin is orichalcum (brass) rather than bronze</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinopolis Commemorative</p><p>A.D. 337- 340</p><p>15mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.6gm</p><p>CONSTANTINOPOLIS; laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter.</p><p>VICTORIA AVG; Victory stg. on prow, holding wreath and palm. </p><p>in exergue R ✶ E</p><p>RIC VIII Rome 31</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>a brockage</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159113[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinopolis Brockage</p><p><br /></p><p>15x16mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.7gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Western mint...maybe Arles[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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