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Constantinopolis from Arles
« on: April 30, 2014, 11:20:41 AM »
I just won this coin, which has an unusual fieldmark. It is supposed to be a circle, but on this example (coin 1) it looks more like a dot surrounded by a small circle. The other two coins (coins 2 & 3) show the more typical fieldmark; which is a circle or an "O". The other interesting fact about this coin is that it is in both RIC VII and RIC VIII as RIC VII 416/ RIC VIII Arles 9. This coin, however, only belongs in RIC VIII as it is a smaller module and was erroneously listed in RIC VII.

Constantinopolis Commemorative
A.D. 337- 340
15mm  1.8 gm
Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter.
Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield, circle in left field.
in ex. PCONST
RIC VII 416/ RIC VIII Arles 9