ROME Centenionalis or nummus. 330-331 Roma , Constantine I the Great.

ROME Centenionalis or nummus. 330-331 Roma , Constantine I the Great.

1000 years since the founding of Rome ( 753 BC - 330 DC )

Size: 18 mm diameter

Weight: 2.0 gr.

COMMENTS ON CONDITION:
Coin ideally centered. Superb reverse with fine style. Brown patina

OBVERSE
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Obverse inscription: VRBS - ROMA.

Obverse description: Helmeted bust of Rome facing left, with a cuirass, seen three-quarters from the front (C*1).

Obverse translation: "Urbs Roma" (The City of Rome).

REVERSE
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Reverse legend: ANÉPIGRAPHE // SMALB.

Reverse description: The she-wolf on the left, nursing Romulus and Remus; above, the two stars of the Dioscuri (the Twins, Castor and Pollux).

HISTORY
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ROME
(330-348)
Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC according to Varro (Ab Urbe Condita). The city, with a population ranging from 400,000 to one million inhabitants during the High Empire, began to lose its importance from the second half of the 3rd century. Constantine's choice of a new capital, from 326 onward, dealt a fatal blow from which the Urbs would not recover until the Renaissance. The city continued to survive for nearly another one hundred and fifty years, despite two sacks: those of 410 and 455. Rome is no longer in Rome.