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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikjo0, post: 122060, member: 3565&quot;]Celibate,</p><p>The mintmark is Antioch,one of which is SMAN.As is the case of the Siscia mint described below,sometimes an extra letter was added to the mint mark to identify the officina or workshop.I suspect that the &quot;I&quot; is one of these.</p><p>Constantinople Commemorative / Victory with shield on prow of ship.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Siscia mint 334-5 AD RIC 241</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; For several years following the founding of the city of Constantinople a series of coins was produced honoring the event. The obverse shows the helmeted personification of the city and bears the legend</p><p>CONSTANTINOPOLIS. The reverse shows Victory with spear and shield and her foot on a</p><p>prow. The only reverse legend is the mintmark: here .BSIS combines the workshop #2 &#039;B&#039; with the</p><p>first three letters of the mint name. These coins were produced by the millions and are common from</p><p>SEVERAL mints. </p><p>The second pic is yours:</p><p><a href="http://www.ruark.org/coins/Roman/6Constantinian/CityCommem.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ruark.org/coins/Roman/6Constantinian/CityCommem.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ruark.org/coins/Roman/6Constantinian/CityCommem.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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