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Constantinople Commemorative / Victory with shield on prow -
                          Follis - 18mm
                          Siscia mint 334-5 AD RIC 241

                          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
CONSTANTINOPOLIS. The reverse shows Victory with spear and shield and her foot on a
prow. The only reverse legend is the mintmark: here .BSIS. combines the workshop #2 'B' with the
first three letters of the mint name. These coins were produced by the millions and are common from
several mints. A few coins of this (and the next) obverse from Heraclea are found with the GLORIA
EXERCITVS two soldiers reverse. These date to the last period of the issue of the
commemoratives and were intentional issues rather than mint errors.


By Doug Smith, http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6193