Hi all,
I've been on the hunt for a nice campgate with doors for awhile but either high cost or other coin purchases have gotten in the way. I finally found a nice one, at a nice price, at the right time!
Anyway, I thought I'd share it. It looks like it has seen a bit of corrosion but overall it's pretty sharp.
Anyone know anything interesting about it outside of the normal attribution information? Happy Friday everyone!
Constantine I
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
VIRTV-S AVGG
S - F
ARLP
Arles RIC VII Arles 313; Sear 16309
327AD
Bruun noted 20 different door types in “The Constantinian Coinage of Arelateâ€
below is the chart
yours looks like H
These doors are really interesting. In this thread http://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/index.php/topic,1066.msg3001.html#msg3001 (http://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/index.php/topic,1066.msg3001.html#msg3001) there are a few examples of door decorations.
Yes, I love the door handles(?)
Very cool, thank you for posting that diagram of door types and the link to other examples. I wonder why the mint at Arles was so interested in doors and... since they look so cool, why other mints never tried them out on campmates of this time?