336-337 AD., City Commemorative Constantinopolis, Rome mint, Follis, RIC 397.
City Commemorative Constantinopolis, Rome mint, officina 5, 336-337 AD.,
Follis / AE3 (17-18 mm, 1,88 g.),
Obv.: CONSTANTI - NOPOLIS , helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, in imperial cloak and holding scepter across left shoulder.
Rev.: R * Є , Victory standing left on prow, holding scepter and holding/leaning on shield.
RIC VII, 345, 397 (r3) .
Constantine the Great and his sons issued small bronze coins commemorating the old capital, Rome, and the new capital, Constantinople, to symbolize the equality of the two cities and the new importance of Constantinople to the empire.