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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 7549218, member: 44357&quot;]Here&#039;s my example from the day of its founding:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1302526[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;On 11 May 330 AD, after almost six years of transformation from the ancient city of Byzantium, Constantine dedicated Constantinople as the new eastern capital of the Roman Empire. Forty days of festivities culminated with a final dedication ceremony in the newly-enlarged Hippodrome. To commemorate the dedication, silver five-siliquae multiples were struck which were presented to the new city&#039;s elite in the emperor&#039;s presence. They were minted with two reverse types: the well-known seated Constantinopolis, struck at six different officinae, and the very rare seated Roma, struck only at officina S. Their anepigraphic obverse with the large head of Constantine right and the vertical placement of the reverse legend on either side of the figure are reminiscent of Hellenistic royal tetradrachms.&quot; (Coin writeup/marketing blurb stolen from CNG)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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