CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Alexandria)

"CONSTANTINOPOLIS" AE3 COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE of Alexandria. Struck A.D.333 - 335 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, SMALA. RIC VII : 64 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).