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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     79001234 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     City Commemoratives Date Ruled:     A.D. 330-346 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     1/3 Siliqua Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 330 Weight:     0.88 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     Anepigraphic Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed, with ties, and draped bust of Constantinopolis right (portrait with features of Helena) Reverse Legend:     Anepigraphic Reverse Description:     Large K Mint Mark:     K Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     Bendall Type 4 Reference2:     Vagi 3052 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=127745 Grade:     Good VF, toned Notes:     Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1234 From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 488.Struck to commemorate the formal founding or dedication of the city of Constantinople. This particular issue was the companion to another 1/3 siliqua with the types Roma / Large P. The letters on the reverses, K and P, represent the first initial of each city in Greek form (as this series was issued in the east).

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