Roman AE of Constantinopolis (AD 330-346) Epfig Hoard NGC(CH-AU)
Order Code: CONSTOPOL(EPFIG)NGC Weight/Dimensions: 44.02 g Grade Condition: (CH-AU) Size: 15-19 mm Metal: Bronze Obverse: Commemorative, helmeted city goddess Reverse: Victory standing left, foot on prow, or 2 soldiers flanking a standard.Holding Sceptre And Leaning On Shield
In the year 330, Constantine the Great established a city on the Bosporus, what had been a sleepy town called Byzantium. He christened the new city New Rome, but it came to be known as the City of Constantine—Constantinople.