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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3329790, member: 99456&quot;]<font size="4">Here&#039;s another City Commemorative from 333-334 AD. </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">By circa ~AD 330, Constantine the Great had completed his new capital in Constantinople. Commemorative coins were issued to celebrate Rome and Constantinople. </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">The URBS ROMA with bust of Roma and she-wolf and twins celebrated Rome.&nbsp; The CONSTANTINOPOLIS with Victory reverse celebrated Constantinople.&nbsp; This coin has some differences from the others already shared.&nbsp; The two stars with palm frond between and, although the mintmark falls off flan, I am fairly sure that that the mint is Trier based on the style.</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]882172[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Obv: </b>VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma left, wearing imperial mantle</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Rev:</b> She-wolf standing left, head turned right, suckling Romulus and Remus, palm branch between two stars above. </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Date: </b>AD 333-334</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Mint:</b> Trier</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Ref:</b> RIC VII p218 #561; Sear 16489 (branch)</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Size:</b> 3.0g 14.8-15.8mm</font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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