April 26, 2024
Archaios | Roman Follis City Commemorative She Wolf & Twins Remus Romulus | 22.1
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Archaios Numismatics__________________________________________Description: Roman Anonymous Follis City Commemorative from the time of Constantine I., 333-334 AD.Obverse: VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left (no plume), wearing imperial mantle and ornamental necklaceReverse: She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Two stars above. Mintmarks in exergue: dot SMKAMint: Kyzikos (Cyzicus)Size: 17 mmWeight: 2.14 gRef: RIC VII, Cyzicus 105. Rarity : R4Condition: aVF. Nice example and rare mint for this type ! As always, Use the Picture as your judge as grading is subjective.Notes:The City Commemorative Types of Constantine I are quite wonderful and stand unique among the other normal roman imperial types for their commemoration of Rome and Constantinople rather than showing the emperor himself.The coins struck commemorating the founding of Rome are called the Urbs Roma types for their Legend carried on them (VRBS ROMA, or literaly City of Rome). These coins depict the bust of Roma (the City Goddess of Rome), and the mythical founders of Rome, the twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she-wolf.The coins commemorating the founding of Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire carry the legend CONSTANTINOPOLIS and an image of the City Goddess of Constantinople along with an image on the reverse of
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