Ancient Bronze Constantinople Commemorative
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Ancient Bronze Constantinopolis
Item # 020287 
Circulated condition 
Price: $49.00
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Country:
 Constantinople
Date:
 330-346 AD
Metal:
 Bronze
Weight:
 2.6 g
Diameter:
 18 mm
Condition:
 Circulated
Obverse:
 Shows that city's personification: the city goddess Constantinopolis, with helmeted bust, wearing the imperial mantle and holding a scepter.
Reverse:
 Depicts the goddess Victory holding a scepter, leaning on a shield, her foot on the prow of a ship.
Packaging:
 Display Folder
Constantine the Great was so great that besides reuniting the Roman empire and making Christianity the official state religion, he moved the capital to the ancient Greek city of Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. Careful not to offend Romans, Constantine embarked on a massive public relations campaign that included striking these commemorative bronze coins showing the city’s personification in the Goddess Constantinopolis. They circulated from 330 to 346, and were a constant reminder who was emperor and where his capitol was. Nearly 1,700 years old, these remarkable coins still exhibit the luster that helped make Constantine one of Rome’s greatest leaders.