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I was not able to make out a campgate, but if you are able to see one than it could be Theodosius I, Arcadius, ect..
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Pillar of the Community
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Can coins of Theo I and Arcadius have simpler-style busts like this one?
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At this late stage of the empire and especially on these small AE4 coins the portaits tend to look the same.
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Pillar of the Community
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Any chance it could be Valentinian III? There are campgates listed for him in Helveticas.
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Not sure if it helps  , but I think there may be 5-6 layers on the campgate. |
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I certainly can't tell since the image is pretty dark. The coin is about as clean as it's going to get, I think. Nice obverse details.
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I lightened your image a bit to see if it would reveal any more of the reverse. I still can't make it out. I will go as far as saying that it could be Valentinian II, but Valentinian III bust a more crude than the earlier emperor's so I don't think it would be him.  |
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It's easier to see in hand, but here is what I am talking about:  The orange "L" follows the side and bottom of the campgate, and the two arrows indicate where there are layers. With regards to the bust, now that I've taken a better look at it, kind of reminds me of Honorius, I think. |
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If there was only one more letter after the DN in the legend than we would have a better chance to determine who it is.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I see what you're point out--my bet is on a campgate too.  |
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If there was only one more letter after the DN in the legend than we would have a better chance to determine who it is. I know... I've tried fitting emperors' names to what little remains of the legend but haven't gotten anything definitive. |
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I guess this one is a dead horse after all. Ah well. Thanks for your help guys.
Edited by VisigothKing
01/26/2012 3:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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At least there are some possibilities that you narrowed it down to. I think it can only possibly be a few emperors and it's definitely a late Roman.
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Yeah, I'm thinking Honorius, Arcadius. Maybe Theo I. If it was a little cruder like echizento said, I'd consider Val III also.
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Interesting read - I still dont know enough about these later Emperors. I agree I see what could be large campgate bricks on the reverse.
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