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URBS Roma, Sterling Pendant Frame

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Obverse: Bust of helmeted Roma wearing the imperial mantle. She is surrounded by the name 'VRBS ROMA' which refers to the city of Rome personified as a goddess.
Reverse: She-wolf and the twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, who are the key characters in the foundation myth of Rome. This scene became a symbol for the city of Rome. The two stars which appear refer to Rome’s constancy. ;'SMALD' which often appears in the exergue is the mint mark which means Signata Moneta ALexanDria, “Money struck at Alexandria.”

This coin was minted in the ancient city of Siscia, the chief town and colony of the province of Pannonia in what is now called Sisak, Croatia.  Officinae were designated by a different letter of the Greek or Roman alphabets (in the case of this coin by the letter gamma indicating that it was struck in the third officina), or by certain recognizable symbols such as palm branches, dots, stars, and sunrises.

This coin was minted circa 330-350 AD by Constantine the Great as part of his campaign of moving his capital from Rome to Constantinople.

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H-RM159-2

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