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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4630552, member: 110350"]Just fyi, the coin was minted in Arles (Arelatum), not in Constantinople: Arelatum was renamed Constantina in the 4th century AD. Don't let that TCONST mint mark fool you! See <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Constantina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Constantina" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Constantina</a> :</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantina - Arelatum (Arles, France)</p><p><br /></p><p>In 328 Arelatum (Arelate) was renamed Constantina in honor of Constantine II. After Constantine II was killed in 340, the name reverted to Arelatum, only to be changed again in 354 to Constantina by Constantius II. It retained that name, although the mintmark 'AR ' appeared on some of its coins even in the fifth century. Roman mint dates of operation: 313 - 475 A.D. Mintmarks: A, AR, ARL, CON, CONST, KON, KONSTAN.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4630552, member: 110350"]Just fyi, the coin was minted in Arles (Arelatum), not in Constantinople: Arelatum was renamed Constantina in the 4th century AD. Don't let that TCONST mint mark fool you! See [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Constantina[/URL] : Constantina - Arelatum (Arles, France) In 328 Arelatum (Arelate) was renamed Constantina in honor of Constantine II. After Constantine II was killed in 340, the name reverted to Arelatum, only to be changed again in 354 to Constantina by Constantius II. It retained that name, although the mintmark 'AR ' appeared on some of its coins even in the fifth century. Roman mint dates of operation: 313 - 475 A.D. Mintmarks: A, AR, ARL, CON, CONST, KON, KONSTAN.[/QUOTE]
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