VRBS ROMA, Rome City Commemorative
AD 330-346AE3. 2.00g, 16.5mm
MINTED: Antioch mint, AD 330-335
REF: RIC VII Antioch 91
OBVERSE: VRBS-ROMA, bust of Roma wearing helmet with plume and imperial mantle, left.REVERSE: She-wolf standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above; SMANΘ in exergue.
Notes:
Well-centered. Thick dark blackish green patina, with some earthen cover.
Historical Notes:
The VRBS ROMA coins were part of a commemorative series issued by Constantine the Great and his sons between AD 330 to 346. Along with the other types (such as the CONSTANTINOPOLIS coins), they served to celebrate the founding of Constantinople as Constantine's new capital city, while at the same time acknowledging Rome as the Empire's original birthplace. The 'wolf and twins' motif was a traditional one depicting the twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf who sheltered them after they had been left abandoned in the wilds. Romulus was the mythological founder of the city of Rome.
VRBS ROMA, Rome City Commemorative . AD 330-346 . AE3 . Wolf suckling Twins
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