RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 63, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA IA

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINOPOLI [CONSTANTINOPOLI]; bust l., laur. helmet with plume, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. CONSIA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 63 except for laur. helmet with plume, like on Urbs Roma coins. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 90. See also: ROME 355, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є THESSALONICA 188, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є HERACLEA 157, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Γ HERACLEA 157, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Δ CONSTANTINOPLE 63, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Z CONSTANTINOPLE 79, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA IA NICOMEDIA 196, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є CYZICUS 73, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B CYZICUS 73, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA S CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA A CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA B CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Δ CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA S CYZICUS 93, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA A CYZICUS 107, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Δ CYZICUS 107, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є CYZICUS 107, CONSTANTINOPOLI, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA S

NOTES

Weight 3.14 g. Coin sold on Rauch auction 99 (lot 318) in December 2015 for EUR 95. Other specimens (listing is limited to 25 examples due to the commonness of this type): - from VCoins (Zurqieh); weight 2.62 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.9242); weight 2.23 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from www.24carat.co.uk; weight 2.10 g [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Scott Palsce]; - sold on eBay in July 2015 for USD 15.50 [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2018 for USD 29.30; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 177th Weekly Blue Auction (lot 716) in September 2023 for EUR 17; weight 2.25 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Damaris Numismatics Biweekly Auction 2 (lot 880) in July 2022 for EUR 20; weight 3.5 g [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik online auction 213 (lot 459) in May 2024 for EUR 14; weight 2.60 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Olympus Numismatik auction 16 (lot 970) in October 2024 for EUR 12; weight 2.19 g; diameter 19.8 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.9242); weight 2.32 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2016 for EUR 14.03; weight 2.49 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 137th Blue Auction (lot 1214) in July 2022 for EUR 10; weight 2.43 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Demos auction 7 (lot 693) in January 2022 for EUR 18; weight 2.73 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay [click for picture]; - sold on Demeter coins auction 41 (lot 432) in April 2025 for EUR 7; weight 2.45 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from Wildwinds; contributed by M. Jovanovic [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2014 for GBP 16; weight 2.54 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2012 for USD 12 [click for picture]; - from the GB Collection; weight 2.52 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from the collection of elagabale2000 [click for picture]; - from the collection of Tractosaure26; weight 2.20 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from Lucernae Numismatics auction XVIII (lot 565), February 2024; weight 2.11 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on NBS Auctions web auction 7 (lot 1062) in July 2021 for EUR 6; weight 2.30 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on NBS Auctions web auction 17 (lot 552) in February 2023 for EUR 4; weight 1.60 g; diameter 17.3 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2015 for EUR 3 [click for picture].