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

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. CONSZ 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 IA 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 2.18 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 12 (lot 1389) in May 2020 for CHF 85; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 100 (lot 1464) in July 2022 for GBP 80. Other specimens (listing is limited to 25 examples due to the commonness of this type): - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 453) in February 2020 for CHF 60; weight 2.28 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 106 (lot 801) in August 2021 for EUR 110; sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 114 (lot 950) in March 2022 for EUR 120; weight 2.32 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from Numismatik Naumann auction 28 (lot 487), February 2015; weight 3.00 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 106 (lot 1238) in February 2023 for GBP 70; weight 2.40 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Savoca Numismatik 4th Blue Auction (lot 1596), December 2017; weight 2.44 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2016 for EUR 22.50; weight 2.63 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2015 for EUR 8.50; weight 2.22 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in April 2016 for EUR 8; weight 2.60 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 102 (lot 1008) in May 2001 for DEM 100; weight 2.29 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in March 2014 for GBP 7.50; weight 2.39 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 177th Weekly Blue Auction (lot 717) in September 2023 for EUR 17; weight 2.16 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.9239); weight 2.58 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.9238); weight 2.06 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2014 for EUR 7.10; weight 2.16 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from Lucernae Numismatics auction DECIMOOCTAVA XVIII (lot 560), February 2024; weight 2.10 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - No data available [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Zenon M.]; - sold on Aquila Numismatics auction 3 (lot 807) in July 2022 for EUR 10; weight 2.80 g; diameter 19.1 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Olympus Numismatik auction 3 (lot 761) in May 2023 for EUR 17; weight 2.58 g; diameter 17.2 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Dara Antiques Museum E-Auction 1 (lot 672) in September 2021 for USD 6; weight 1.70 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2011 for USD 14.09 (officina letter illegible); weight 2.47 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture] [Thanks to the collaboration of Zenon M.]; - sold on Demeter Coins auction 18 (lot 655) in August 2024 for EUR 7; weight 2.89 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2014 for GBP 6.50; weight 2.50 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Demeter Coins auction 21 (lot 742) in September 2024 for EUR 3; weight 3.19 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, December 2024; weight 2.58 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; weight 2.524 g; diameter 18.5 mm [click for picture].