| Ancient Roman Coin of Constantine the Great & Sons ~ Constantine II, Constans, Constantius II
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House of
C O N S T A N T I N E I
The Great
Struck 337-340 AD, Alexandria, Egypt Mint.
Æ3/4 nummis. 1.49g. 18mm. (cf. US Dime 17.9mm).
City of Constantinople Commemorative ~ celebrating Constantinople as the new capital of Rome issued during the reigns of Constantine and his sons.
Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Constantinopolis' laureate crested helmeted bust left in imperial cloak and holding scepter across left shoulder.
Reverse: Victory with open wings in posture of alighting, facing, head left, right foot on a vessel's prow, holding scepter in right hand and leaning on shield with left arm; S - R across fields; SMALΓ(Sacra Moneta ALexandria A [A=1at officina]) in exergue--Alexandria mint mark.
Ref. RIC VIII 9 Alexandria.
RIC (=Roman Imperial Coinage) is the general abbreviation for a set of 13 volumes of identification catalogs of Roman coins. RIC is the world standard scholarly reference.
Very Fine, olive brown patina with some green~nicer in hand.
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