CONSTANTINE I the GREAT Founds Const. ANCIENT ROMAN, Part Of Set Of 2 in the Era

Description: JUST ( 1 ) COIN FOR SALE IN THIS LISTING. PART OF A 2 COIN SET THAT WERE STRUCK FOR CONSTANTINE TO COMMEMORATE ROME AND NEW CONSTANTINOPLE. BOTH COINS AVAILABLE FOR SELL FROM ME RIGHT NOW. BOTH IN GREAT DETAILED CONDITION WITH A COUPLE SCRATCHES AND ITHER COIN HAS A SMALL CRACK IN SIDE. BID ON BOTH IF WANT THE SET STRUCK 333-335AD FOR CONSTANTINE the Great! CONSTANTINOPOLI, Constantinopolis helmeted, laureate bust left, holding scepter over shoulder. Victory (Nike) standing left, stepping on galley prow, cradling scepter and resting hand on shield; mintmark SMK^ (?SMKDelta Symbol or A) in exergue below. There may be a letter in front of ‘S’ to have 5 letters? This is all the info I could find but I’m sure someone reading this may know more if want to msg me what the letters are? Thank you for looking!! By circa 330 A.D., Constantine the Great completed his new capital for the Roman empire and called it Constantinople after himself, originally the ancient Greek city named Byzantium. Constantinople lay in a strategically imporant location and could be considered the continuation of the Roman empire in the east until about 1453 A.D. when it fell to the Ottoman Turks. For this momentous occasion, he issued two coin types commemorating this event, with one celebrating Rome and the other Constantinople. The type that commemorated Rome had the personification of Rome, Roma with the inscription VRBS ROMA and the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus on the reverse suckling the mythical she-wolf. The type that commemorated Constantinople had the personification of Constantinople on the obverse and Victory on a galley sailing with a shield. This was a great way for Constantine the Great to pay homage to both Rome and Constantinople as now the Roman empire had two official capitals. Constantinopolis, built on the site of the ancient Byzantium by Constantine the Great, who called it after his own name and made it the capital of the Roman empire. It was solemnly consecrated A.D. 330. It was built in imitation of Rome. Thus it covered 7 hills, was divided into 14 regiones, and was adorned with various buildings in imitation of the capital of the Western world. Its extreme length was about 3 Roman miles ; and its walls included eventually a circumference of 13 or 14 Roman miles. It continued the capital of the Roman empire in the east until its capture by the Turks in 1453.

Price: 18.99 USD

Location: Tazewell, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-06T14:46:26.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.99 USD