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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4952714, member: 87659"]Very Roman looking Constantinopolis! Here's the two I'm proud of.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople Commemorative</p><p>AE Half-Follis</p><p>Old Picture: </p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/commem4/commem4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Picture: </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZBquWtv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>330 - 331 A.D., Lugdunum Mint, 1st Officina</p><p>2.87g, 16.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> CONSTANTINOPOLIS,</p><p><i>Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> -,</p><p><i>Victory, winged, draped, standing left on prow, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//•PLG</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. YOC (Pete)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VII Lugdunum 246</p><p><br /></p><p>This one from Thessaloniki has a chubbier portrait of Constantinopolis. Must have been snacking a bit too much on those sweet delicacies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople Commemorative</p><p>AE Half-Follis</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/commem5/commem5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>330 - 333 A.D., Thessaloniki Mint, 4th Officina</p><p>2.60g, 19.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> CONSTANTINOPOLIS,</p><p><i>Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> -,</p><p><i>Victory, winged, draped, standing left on prow, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//SMTSΔ</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Victor's Imperial Coins 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VII Thessalonica 188246[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4952714, member: 87659"]Very Roman looking Constantinopolis! Here's the two I'm proud of. Constantinople Commemorative AE Half-Follis Old Picture: [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/commem4/commem4.jpg[/IMG] New Picture: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ZBquWtv.jpg[/IMG] 330 - 331 A.D., Lugdunum Mint, 1st Officina 2.87g, 16.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] CONSTANTINOPOLIS, [I]Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] -, [I]Victory, winged, draped, standing left on prow, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//•PLG [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. YOC (Pete) [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VII Lugdunum 246 This one from Thessaloniki has a chubbier portrait of Constantinopolis. Must have been snacking a bit too much on those sweet delicacies. Constantinople Commemorative AE Half-Follis [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/commem5/commem5.jpg[/IMG] 330 - 333 A.D., Thessaloniki Mint, 4th Officina 2.60g, 19.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] CONSTANTINOPOLIS, [I]Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] -, [I]Victory, winged, draped, standing left on prow, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//SMTSΔ [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Victor's Imperial Coins 2019 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VII Thessalonica 188246[/QUOTE]
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