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Æ In the name of Constantinople under Constantine I
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 330-375 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of the personification of Constantinopolis facing left, depicted in a stylized barbarian imitative rendering. The effigy is encircled by a retrograde or partially degraded Latin legend reading CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, characteristic of Germanic tribal workshop production copying official Constantinian prototypes. The workmanship is notably crude relative to official imperial issues, reflecting the hand of non-Roman die-cutters unfamiliar with classical artistic conventions. The helmet and facial features are summarily rendered, with flat, irregular relief typical of barbarous imitations of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSTAN - TINOPOLIS (Translation: Constantinopolis Constantinople) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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