URBS ROMA
- AE3 - 16.97mm, 2.42gr |
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Obverse - URBS ROMA Helmeted bust of Roma left. |
Reverse - She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Two stars in field. SMKB in exergue, ring (annulet) on wolf's shoulder. |
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Minted at the 2nd officina in
Cyzicus (Balkiz, Turkey) between 330 and 335 A.D., to celebrate the foundation of the city of Constantinople as the new capital of the empire and the traditional position of Rome as the cultural and moral center of the empire. Reference: Bruun, P.M., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 7 (RIC), Cyzicus, p655, nr. 90, obverse UR, bust D3 l. Carson, R.A.G., Hill, P.V., & Kent, J.P.C., "Late Roman Bronze Coinage", Part I, p28, .nr 1232 Failmezger, V., "Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism To Christianity 294-364 A.D.", nr 364ggURB Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p327, nr. 3893 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p292, nr 2 Quality: Fine |