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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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Been slowly picking off the Heraclea Thrace RIC VII 15 Campgates of Licinius I..... Here is the latest win 25$... a 2nd oficina HTB Licinius I AE3.19mm/2.67gr Obverse..IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate draped bust left holding globe, sceptre and mappa. Reverse..PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets and no door, 7 layers... Mintmark HTB 2nd oficina. RIC VII Heraclea Thrace 15; Sear 15264.  Here now are the first 3 oficinas..  Show us your campgates... |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Beautiful detail on these coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Yep, that's a beauty - great buy at $25.
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Valued Member
United States
253 Posts |
An absolutely super nice coin and a R1 also! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
2752 Posts |
Thanks guys!... I know Lic coins are not generally found to be that exciting but as you all know one of his coins was the first ever ancient I purchased way back in 2015.. http://goccf.com/t/241684 and led me into the ancients black hole! So will always have a soft spot for this rulers coinage...When I look back WOW! How unknowledgeable, niave and inexperienced I was  and thanks to all you guys I now feel a lot more confident to move on  Anyhow back to the RIC#15 set...As far as I can tell there are 2 left 4th oficina Delta and 5th oficina Epsilon unless anyone knows of any variants or I'm missing something? Thanks again Paul |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
2752 Posts |
Been a while but recently picked up the 4th addition to this sub-set...1 left to go! Licinius I AE3, 308-324 AD, 19mm, 3.15gr, 11h. Obverse..IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate draped bust left holding globe, sceptre and mappa. Reverse..PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets and no door, 6 layers... Mintmark HTΔ 4th oficina. RIC VII Heraclea Thrace 15; (Minted 316-317)Sear 15264.  Here's the first 4 Oficinas together..Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Congrats on getting closer to completing the subset. The portraits are great on all of these.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Kushanshah
11/29/2021 6:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
A very interesting series, Paul, and the coins are in superb condition. Congratulations on the latest addition.  Licinius appears to have been a formidable character from his portraits. Not someone to meddle with. Good luck in finding a nice 5th oficina Epsilon specimen to complete the set. |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
2752 Posts |
Thanks Jim....The 5th is on it's way  Will run a new thread with a little write up when it arrives. |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
2752 Posts |
Thank Bob, yes they are all pretty decent examples.
Thanks for the link KS, some interesting info.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
2752 Posts |
At long last I've managed to complete a small subset, only taken me just over 2 years!..Kept getting sidelined!  A recent pick up from auction completed a set of Licinius I campgates that I'd been collecting- Very slowly!...From the Heraclea Thrace Mint the five Oficina's...... Licinius I (308-324 AD) AE3 Reduced Follis. Obverse..IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate draped bust left holding globe, sceptre and mappa. Reverse..PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets and no door. Mintmark HT- A, B, Γ, Δ , Ε ...Minted (316-317) RIC VII Heraclea Thrace #15; Sear 15264. This is a nice example from the 5th Oficina with the added Provenance of it being ex-Doug Smith.   Here's the set...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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I hadn't realized that Doug Smith was already famous enough to be listed as provenance... I remember when he was still actively posting on CCF.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Congratulations on getting the complete set, Paul. All very nice too. |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
2752 Posts |
Thanks Jim....I can't believe how long this simple set has taken to complete...They aren't particularly difficult to acquire but the Epsilon, someone always wanted it more than me!.... Quote:
I hadn't realized that Doug Smith was already famous enough to be listed as provenance... I remember when he was still actively posting on CCF. ....The guys been in the game for many years and has actually had this coin in hand, so for me a great deal of experience and would take his word on the authenticity of a coin if he'd held it. He would certainly say if he had doubts!....Where are your lines when it comes to provenance? |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Where are your lines when it comes to provenance? A lot less strict than that! But that's an official-looking ticket, so I'm surprised they bothered. |
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