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The Late Roman Campgate

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I got the coin below from ebay. The condition is mediocre, but it has a dot in the bottom of the doorway; which is a variety not mentioned in RIC.
Very nice!
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I have but one rather miserable example
A bit 'grotty' I'm afraid .
Maybe next time !

Galerius Maximianus as Augustus
Obv. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Laureate bare bust right
Rv VIRTVS MILITVM
Camp Gate
MK A exergue
6.39 grams 26mm
Cyzicus AD 308
RIC 39 Sear 14570

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didn't finish the shoulder, like it is disconnected from the rest of Constantius II.

Old battle wound?

Lots more eye candy, even for a guy who doesn't collect ancients. Can't really think of a medieval equivalent. The chatel tournois is so stylized it doesn't really compare.
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I have but one rather miserable example... A bit 'grotty' I'm afraid .
Better than anything I have, which is nothing.
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I just upgraded my "eyes to heavens" campgate and what is neat is that it is a coin that I sold 13 years aga and always regretted it a bit. I saw it for sale today and quickly bought it.

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Constantine I
A.D. 328-9
19mm 2.8g
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; diademed head, looking up to Heavens.
PROVIDEN-TIAE AVG; campgate with two turrets and star above.
In exergue SMK delta dot
RIC VII Cyzicus 57



I also recently added this example from Rome; which has a workshop that is not listed in RIC, though several are known.

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Constantine I
A.D. 318- 319
19mm 3.4g
CONST-ANTINVS AVG; cuirassed bust right wearing laureate helmet.
VIRTVS AVGG; campgate with no doors and three turrets; across fields P-R
In ex. RP
RIC VII Rome 166
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it is a coin that I sold 13 years aga and always regretted it a bit. I saw it for sale today and quickly bought it

Excellent recovery, Victor! That is a really fine coin - I understand the regrets on selling it and the joy of reacquiring it.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Really dig that eyes to heaven campgate, sharp as can be!
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