Constantinople Mint

86 cataloged coin types across 2 rulers

Constantinople (modern Istanbul) became the principal mint of the eastern Roman Empire after its foundation as the new capital by Constantine I in 330 AD. The mint grew rapidly in importance and by the fifth century had become the dominant source of gold solidi for the eastern empire, a role it maintained throughout the Byzantine period. Its mint mark, typically CONS or CON in the reverse exergue, is one of the most frequently encountered on late Roman coinage. Constantinople's gold coinage maintained the 4.5-gram solidus standard with remarkable consistency for centuries, and its output was enormous, the city's financial infrastructure supported the Byzantine state's military and administrative apparatus across the medieval Mediterranean. Bronze coinage from Constantinople includes the famous anonymous folles of the tenth and eleventh centuries and the large-module folles of Justinian I and his successors. For collectors, Constantinople issues span the full range from late Roman bronzes of the 330s through medieval Byzantine gold, an unbroken sequence of nearly a millennium. Late Roman issues are cataloged in RIC; Byzantine coinage follows DOC (Dumbarton Oaks Catalogue) and Sear's Byzantine Coins and Their Values. The transition from "Roman" to "Byzantine" at this mint is gradual and the coinage reflects it.

Coin Types
86
Rulers
2

Rulers

Constantine I (34)Constantius II (52)

Coin Types (86)

RIC VII Constantinople 127
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 127
RIC VII Constantinople 137
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 137
RIC VII Constantinople 138
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 138
RIC VII Constantinople 139
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 139
RIC VII Constantinople 140
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 140
RIC VII Constantinople 143
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 143
RIC VII Constantinople 144
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 144
RIC VII Constantinople 147
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 147
RIC VII Constantinople 154
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 154
RIC VII Constantinople 16
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 16
RIC VII Constantinople 18
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 18
RIC VII Constantinople 19
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 19
No image
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 21
RIC VII Constantinople 22
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 22
RIC VII Constantinople 23
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 23
RIC VII Constantinople 32
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 32
RIC VII Constantinople 35
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 35
RIC VII Constantinople 38
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 38
RIC VII Constantinople 39
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 39
RIC VII Constantinople 53
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 53
RIC VII Constantinople 58A
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 58A
RIC VII Constantinople 59
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 59
RIC VII Constantinople 60
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 60
RIC VII Constantinople 61
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 61
RIC VII Constantinople 62
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 62
RIC VII Constantinople 63
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 63
RIC VII Constantinople 74
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 74
RIC VII Constantinople 75
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 75
RIC VII Constantinople 78
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 78
RIC VII Constantinople 79
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 79
RIC VII Constantinople 81
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 81
RIC VII Constantinople 83
Constantine I
RIC VII Constantinople 83
RIC VIII Constantinople 102
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 102
RIC VIII Constantinople 104
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 104
RIC VIII Constantinople 106
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 106
RIC VIII Constantinople 107
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 107
RIC VIII Constantinople 108
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 108
RIC VIII Constantinople 110
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 110
RIC VIII Constantinople 112
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 112
RIC VIII Constantinople 116
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 116
RIC VIII Constantinople 117
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 117
RIC VIII Constantinople 118
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 118
RIC VIII Constantinople 119
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 119
RIC VIII Constantinople 120
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 120
RIC VIII Constantinople 133
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 133
RIC VIII Constantinople 135
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 135
RIC VIII Constantinople 136
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 136
RIC VIII Constantinople 139
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 139
RIC VIII Constantinople 149
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 149
RIC VIII Constantinople 15
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 15
RIC VIII Constantinople 150
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 150
RIC VIII Constantinople 152
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 152
No image
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 16
RIC VIII Constantinople 17
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 17
RIC VIII Constantinople 2
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 2
RIC VIII Constantinople 21
Constantine I
RIC VIII Constantinople 21
RIC VIII Constantinople 22
Constantine I
RIC VIII Constantinople 22
RIC VIII Constantinople 23
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 23
RIC VIII Constantinople 25
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 25
RIC VIII Constantinople 28
Constantius II
RIC VIII Constantinople 28

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