WTS: CONSTANTINOPOLIS

Discussion in 'For Sale' started by Valentinian, Dec 24, 2016.

  1. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    These and more are at my site:

    http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Tetrarchy.html

    Shipping is discussed there.

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    VRBS ROMA/GLORIA EXERCITVS
    The common obverse type paired with a common reverse type, but rarely paired with each other.
    RIV VII, Con 154
    ex Baldwin's, 1988. [$25]



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    VRBS ROMA, 330-337
    Trier mint
    Nice green patina [$14]

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    Constantinopolis, 330-337
    Trier mint. Black patina. [$22]

    See my article about the CONSTANTINOPOLIS type.


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    CONSTANTINOPOLIS
    TRS*, Trier mint [$29, reduced to $21]

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    CONSTANTINOPOLI [lacking the "S" of the western mints]
    Heraclea. Lovely earthen highlights [$29, reduced to $23]

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    CONSTANTINOPOLI / GLORIA EXERCITVS
    Small AE14-13.
    Constantinople mint. RIC VII page 589 #144 "plate 20 "r3".
    A scarce combination of the commemorative type and the common one-solder reverse. Lovely natural light highlighting. [$29]



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    VRBS ROMA usually comes with the wolf and twins reverse, commemorative of Rome upon the founding of Constantinople. This one is later. Here is the unusual version with reverse
    VOT/XX/MVLT/XX 14 mm. RIC Heraclea 49 (347-348). A scarce issue just before the FEL TEMP REPARATIO reform.
    [$25]
     
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