Description: Commemorative issue (330 - 354 AD). AE3, Treveri mint 332-333 AD. Hybrid of Constantinopolis/Roma types. CONSTANTINOPOLIS; laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing imperial mantle, with spear over left shoulder / She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above; TRP in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,34 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: RIC VII 543/542

Commentary: rare; brown patina with green encrustations

History: The myth of Romulus and Remus contains some very ancient elements: abondoning of infant(s) on the river in the basket and nurturing by an animal.

Article Number: 033-06-06-44388