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CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Treveri)


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"CONSTANTINOPOLIS" AE3 COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE of Treveri. Struck A.D.332 - 333 under Constantine I. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS. Laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis wearing imperial mantle facing left and holding sceptre over left shoulder. Reverse: No legend. Victory standing facing left, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and shield; in exergue, TR.P. RIC VII : 543 The victory on a prow type alludes to the naval victory of Crispus and his subsequent capture of Byzantium (which Constantine I re-named Constantinople).

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