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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This upgrade arrived today. Old Constantine I:  New Constantine I  AE Follis, A.D. 328-329, Siscia, 18.7mm, 3.82g, 0°, RIC VII 214 Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laureate bust right. Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG. City gate with two turrets, star above; ΓSIS, double crescent in ex. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks almost too good to be true!
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 United States
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Another wonderful upgrade @mar! My recollection is that these city gate issues are pretty common in lower grades--is that right?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
870 Posts |
They are Spence. Very common.
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Moderator
United States
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Ok yes that is what I was thinking. I just found my city gate that I spent only $5 on back in 1999!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The equivalent of 'MS' in ancient coins:
As Struck (AS).
Impossible to get these without a patina, after 1,700 years.
I have a collection of about 250 ancient coins, covering all ancient cultures.
Only two of them are near the condition of MartiVitori's coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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A bit of a cartoonish portrait of that second coin - especially compared to the extremely realistic portrait on the first one!
Definitely in way better condition though.
...Seriously that portrait on the first coin is ridiculously good, especially compared to the normal stuff from that period. I didn't think portraits on 4th century bronze could get this nice - though admittedly I hadn't looked at much of it lately.
I wonder if circusmax120 would see this thread - the first coin here feels worthy of his collection. Perhaps it will be there some day?
(I could swear I've posted my response yesterday, but apparently not - and there isn't a tab for it either, so I must have somehow closed without looking. I've expanded it, though.)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Has the fat-head Siscia Balkan look.
I love it, it's got amazing detail, fully struck up, nice patina. The original one is not shabby by any means, though.
Camp-gate reverses are common, yes, but then again, that reverse was used for a long time. I still like them better than the ubiquitous "emperor with captive(s)" and "soldier spearing fallen horseman" reverses that came later.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
870 Posts |
Mari, those are all really great examples!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is an absolutely gorgeous campgate MV! All your upgrades you've posted here are great but this one is stellar.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
870 Posts |
Thanks all...yeah, this coin has got to be the highest grade example of any ancient I have ever owned.
January, you mentioned someone might be interested in the first one. They can pm me if they are interested in buying it. It is actually a rare variant but with these campgates, that doesn't really add any value.
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United States
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Very nice upgrade!  |
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