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3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« on: September 10, 2016, 09:18:08 AM »
A few years ago, I saw this coin which became known as "the 3D campgate"

the second picture is the reverse of another example

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2016, 10:59:22 AM »
I've only ever seen the first example. Where on earth did you find the second?? I've always thought it was a fake. Is it for sale anywhere?

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2016, 11:32:21 AM »
I saw the second picture a few years ago, but only saw the reverse.

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2016, 04:13:00 PM »
That is almost a holy grail coin for me. Thanks for providing the second image. It implies there must be a few more out there waiting to be found.


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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2016, 06:29:28 PM »
It implies there must be a few more out there waiting to be found.

Good luck in the quest!

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2016, 08:14:10 PM »
That's a cool coin. You think these are authentic? They sure look so! I'd love to find one buried among some other coins in a late night eBay sale for a few dollars! What the reverse legend there? I can't quite make it out.

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2016, 09:31:12 PM »
They look authentic enough from the pictures, especially the worn example. The reverse legend is VIRTVS AVGG

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2021, 01:49:35 PM »
Hi,

I took a long time, but I finally found a place to publish the 3D gates:

Les portes de camp en trois dimensions sur le monnayage de Constantin : une recherche laborieuse de perspective (Rome, 320 apr. J.-C.) (2018: Lars Ramskold, Bulletin de la Société Française de Numismatique 73 (7), pp. 317-323).

So far, those three are the only known examples. In time, more will probably come to light.

/Lars

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Re: 3D Licinius II campgate from Rome
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2021, 01:59:21 PM »
Thanks for the page with the images! This 3D campgate is still at the top of my Roman coin want list...