Not rare or anything, just a nice one. It was a good price and I couldn't resist. I didn't have one from the Trier mint and now I do! Post your Constantinopolis commemoratives! Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.51 g, 17.1 mm, 6 h. Trier, AD 330-331. Obv:CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted and mantled bust, left, holding scepter over shoulder. Rev: Victory standing left on prow, holding scepter and shield; TRP• in exergue. Refs: RIC vii, p. 215, 530; LRBC I 59; RCV 16444; Cohen 21.
i really like these, only got a few but always watching for more... Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted & mantled bust left holding sceptre Rev: No legend, Victory standing left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and leaning on shield; three-branched palm branch in left field, PCONST in ex. RIC VII Arles 369, rated R2. Sear 16454 19.25mm, 2.7g Constantinopolis City Commemorative. AE4. 333-334 AD. Trier. CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis left, holding sceptre Victory standing left, foot of prow, holding transverse sceptre and leaning on shield. Wreath in left field. Mintmark TRS. RIC VII Trier 554, rated C3. 17.90mm, 2.9g
Thessalonica: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, City Commemorative AE3. 3.0g, 19.2mm. Thessalonica mint, AD 330-333. RIC VII Thessalonica 188 (C3). O: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted, mantled bust of Constantinopolis left, holding reversed spear over shoulder. R: Victory standing left on foot of prow holding sceptre, left hand on shield; SMTSΔ in exergue.
Just one here, but I luv' it Constantinopolis, AE 3 - Siscia mint, 2nd officina CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Helmeted Constantinopolis left Anepigraph, Victory left leaning on shield, BSIS at exergue 2.64 gr Ref : RC #3890 var, Cohen #21 Q
An ever popular type and relatively easy to get in decent quality. Here are a few of mine from a variety of mints:- Trier:- Rome:- Lugdunum:- Arles:- Cyzicus:- Alexandria:-
