RIC VII, CONSTANTINOPLE 79, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA IA

OBVERSE	CONSTAN-TINOPOLI [CONSTANTINOPOLI]; bust l., laur. helmet with plume, wearing imperial cloak, reversed spear.
REVERSE	Victory stg. l. on prow, holding spear and shield. CONSIA• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	OBVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to CONSTANTINOPLE 63 except for laur. helmet with plume, like on Urbs Roma coins. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 90. See also: THESSALONICA 230, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є CONSTANTINOPLE 63, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Γ CONSTANTINOPLE 63, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Ζ CONSTANTINOPLE 63, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA ΙΑ CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Α CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Δ CYZICUS 92, CONSTANTINOPOLI, OBVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є

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Weight 2.60 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2011 for $19.