RIC VII, THESSALONICA 188, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, BUST TYPE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]; bust l., laur. helmet with plume, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. SMTSЄ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to THESSALONICA 188 except for laur. helmet with plume, like on Urbs Roma coins. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 90. Note, however, that the only difference between THESSALONICA 188 and THESALONICA 230 is weight. For THESSALONICA 187 and 188 "the average weight is 2.47 gm., the weight range 1.8-3.00 gm." (see footnote 187 on p. 524). For THESSALONICA 229 and 230 "the weight range [...] is 1.20 - 2.00 gm. [...] the average weight being 1.52 gm." (see footnote 229 on p. 530). See also: ROME 355, 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 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

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Weight 2.41 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on Nummitra auction 75 (lot 209) in August 2025 for EUR 18. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in August 2015 for EUR 7.84; weight 2.43 g; 17 mm [click for picture]; - from the Zenon M. Collection; weight 1.77 g; 19 mm [click for picture].