334-335 AD., City Commemorative Constantinopolis, Siscia mint, Æ3 / Follis?, RIC 241.

City Commemorative Constantinopolis, Siscia mint, officina 2, 334-335 AD.,
Æ3 / Follis? (18-19 mm / 2,92 g), bronze, axis medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: CONSTAN - TINOPOLIS , Constantinopolis laureate, helmeted bust left in imperial cloak, holding scepter across left shoulder - buste casqué et lauré à gauche portant le manteau impérial, sceptre sur l’épaule gauche.
Rev.: • B SIS • , Victory standing facing, head left, r. foot on prow, holding transverse scepter and resting left hand on shield - Victoire debout à gauche, le pied droit posé sur une proue, tenant un sceptre de la main droite et appuyée sur un bouclier de la gauche, • B SIS • à l’exergue.
RIC VII, p. 456, no. 241 (C3 – very common) ; LRBC 751 ; 98 pieces on www.nummus-bible-database.com , all from officina 2 .

Constantine the Great and his sons issued small bronze coins commemorating the old capital, Rome, and the new capital, Constantinople, to symbolize the equality of the two cities and the new importance of Constantinople to the empire.