Watch List notes:

Anonymous. Bust of Constantinopolis. 1/3 Siliqua, 0.52g (6h). Constantinople, c. 530-580 BC. Obv: No legend. Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis right, seen from front, wearing pearl necklace. Rx: Large letter K. Simon Bendall, Anonymous Silver, Revue Numismatique 158, 2002, no. 8c. VF



Hoard evidence cited by Bendall suggests that this type, originally issued for the dedication of Constantinople in 330 AD, was revived and struck in some volume in the sixth century, presumably beginning on the two hundredth anniversary of the city's dedication