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Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (17mm, 2.66 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. URBS ROMA. Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma left / She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above; TRP•. RIC VII 529; LRBC 58. Good VF, dark glossy brown surfaces, deposits.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex ANA coin show c. 1960 @ $5.
Commemorative coins were struck to honor both Rome and Constantinople. The Urbs Roma type alludes to the legendary founding of Rome with the imagery of the she-wolf and twins, and the latter alluding to the recent naval battle over the Licinii with Victory advancing from a conquest. The Urbs Roma series was struck throughout the empire at various mints
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex ANA coin show c. 1960 @ $5.
Commemorative coins were struck to honor both Rome and Constantinople. The Urbs Roma type alludes to the legendary founding of Rome with the imagery of the she-wolf and twins, and the latter alluding to the recent naval battle over the Licinii with Victory advancing from a conquest. The Urbs Roma series was struck throughout the empire at various mints