Reverse:
Roma, helmeted, seated facing left, holding a spear in her left hand;
Constantinopolis, turreted, seated to the left, her right foot resting on a prow (to the right), holding a scepter in her left hand.
Between them, a shield inscribed VOT / XXX / MVLT / XXXX
(Votis tricennalibus, multis quadragennalibus – “Vows for the 30th year of reign, and hopes for many more toward the 40th.”)
Mintmark: SMNB over SMNA
Clear evidence of an overstrike: the mintmark SMNB (Nicomedia, second officina) appears to have been engraved over a prior SMNA (first officina). A noteworthy variety.
