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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2226862, member: 44316"]No. He said that for *gold* CONOB does not mean the mint is Constantinople. It apparently says "Con[stantinopoli] ob[ryziacus]: fine gold solidus of Constantinople" but now it is thought it might mean "of the gold standard of Constantinople" because other mints used it too. The "OB" part is critical. For copper, "CON" means it was minted in Constantinople, with the possible exception of some rare 5th century late Roman AE2s (Theodosius II, Valentinian III) found only near Cherson in the Crimea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2226862, member: 44316"]No. He said that for *gold* CONOB does not mean the mint is Constantinople. It apparently says "Con[stantinopoli] ob[ryziacus]: fine gold solidus of Constantinople" but now it is thought it might mean "of the gold standard of Constantinople" because other mints used it too. The "OB" part is critical. For copper, "CON" means it was minted in Constantinople, with the possible exception of some rare 5th century late Roman AE2s (Theodosius II, Valentinian III) found only near Cherson in the Crimea.[/QUOTE]
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