Issued to commemorate the
Battle of the Hellespont in 324 A.D
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLI, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing the Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre across her left shoulder.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLI, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing the Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre across her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a Shield.
Weight: 1.97 g
Diameter: 19 x 18 x 1 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: SMKS (Cyzicus), struck between 330 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Cyzicus 92
Weight: 1.97 g
Diameter: 19 x 18 x 1 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: SMKS (Cyzicus), struck between 330 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Cyzicus 92
Note: A metal detecting find in Hungary
Rated Rare (R4)
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLI, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Spear across her left shoulder.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLI, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Spear across her left shoulder.
Reverse: Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a Shield.
Weight: 2.26 g
Diameter: 18.3 x 16.8 x 1 mm
Die axis: 20°
Mintmark: SMKS (Cyzicus), struck between 330 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Cyzicus 93
Note: The issues from the mints around the
Propontis Sea, such as Cyzicus, drop the "S" in Constantinopolis.
Rated Rare (R4)
Weight: 2.26 g
Diameter: 18.3 x 16.8 x 1 mm
Die axis: 20°
Mintmark: SMKS (Cyzicus), struck between 330 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Cyzicus 93
Note: The issues from the mints around the
Propontis Sea, such as Cyzicus, drop the "S" in Constantinopolis.
Rated Rare (R4)
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a Shield.Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 2.04 g
Diameter: 16 x 15 x 1 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: SLG (Lyon), struck in 332 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Lyon 241
Rated Rare (R3)
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Weight: 2.27 g
Diameter: 15 x 15.5 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: PLG (Lyon), struck in 332 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Lyon 241
Rated Rare (R1)
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Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 14.5 x 13 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mintmark: PLG (Lyon), struck in 332 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Lyon 251
Note: A curious coin, appears to have been an Unofficial Issue,
the Obverse is well designed, whilst the Reverse is poor.
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
☧ in left field.
Weight: 1.55 g
Diameter: 14 x 15 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: SCONST (Arles), struck in 335 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Arles 401
Rated Rare (R3)
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
☧ in left field.
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 14.5 x 15 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mint: Arles, struck in 336 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Arles 401
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
Weight: 1.87 g
Diameter: 17 x 17 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 330 - 331 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 523
Rated Rare (R3)
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
Weight: 2.58 g
Diameter: 19 x 18.5 mm
Die axis: 220°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 330 - 340 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 530
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
Weight: 1.87 g
Diameter: 15.8 x 16.2 x 1.2 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TR●S (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 543
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 17 x 16 x 1.2 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TRP✸ (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 548
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
Weight: 2.25 g
Diameter: 16.5 x 18 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mintmark: TRS✸ (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 548
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.
A Wreath in the left field.
Weight: 1.99 g
Diameter: 18.5 x 17.5 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 554
Rated Rare
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AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, Two Legionariess, each holding a Pilum and Scutum, facing a Vexillum between them. Four Phalerae on the staff. O on the banner.
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 13 x 14 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mint: Constantinople
Reference: Sear 3891
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a Shield.Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 2.27 g
Diameter: 15 x 15.5 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: PLG (Lyon), struck in 332 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Lyon 241
Rated Rare (R1)
Coin: AE4
Obverse: ...STAN-TINOPO..., laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse:
Victoria, standing to the left, upon the prow of a Galley, holding a
long Sceptre, transverse, in her right hand and resting her left upon a
Shield.Obverse: ...STAN-TINOPO..., laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 14.5 x 13 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mintmark: PLG (Lyon), struck in 332 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Lyon 251
Note: A curious coin, appears to have been an Unofficial Issue,
the Obverse is well designed, whilst the Reverse is poor.
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
☧ in left field.
Weight: 1.55 g
Diameter: 14 x 15 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: SCONST (Arles), struck in 335 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Arles 401
Rated Rare (R3)
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
☧ in left field.
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 14.5 x 15 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mint: Arles, struck in 336 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Arles 401
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 1.87 g
Diameter: 17 x 17 x 0.9 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 330 - 331 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 523
Rated Rare (R3)
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 2.58 g
Diameter: 19 x 18.5 mm
Die axis: 220°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 330 - 340 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 530
Rated Rare
Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 1.87 g
Diameter: 15.8 x 16.2 x 1.2 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TR●S (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 543
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 17 x 16 x 1.2 mm
Die axis: 0°
Mintmark: TRP✸ (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 548
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Weight: 2.25 g
Diameter: 16.5 x 18 x 1.5 mm
Die axis: 200°
Mintmark: TRS✸ (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 548
Rated Rare
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Coin: AE Follis
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
A Wreath in the left field.
Weight: 1.99 g
Diameter: 18.5 x 17.5 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mintmark: TRS (Trier), struck between 332 - 333 A.D.
Reference: R.I.C. VII Trier 554
Rated Rare
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AE4
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis facing left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding a reversed Sceptre over her left shoulder.
Reverse: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, Two Legionariess, each holding a Pilum and Scutum, facing a Vexillum between them. Four Phalerae on the staff. O on the banner.
Weight: 0.99 g
Diameter: 13 x 14 mm
Die axis: 180°
Mint: Constantinople
Reference: Sear 3891
Rated Rare
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