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Title: Constantine I VIRTVS AVGG campgate from Rome
Post by: Victor on September 28, 2022, 01:01:13 PM

Here's a campgate that I just won. It has windows in the turrets and an unusual arch around the doorway

Constantine I
A.D. 318- 319
18mm 2.9g
CONST-ANTINVS AVG; laureate helmet, cuirassed bust right.
VIRTV-S AVGG, campgate with three turrets and windows and closed gate, in fields P/R
In ex. RT
RIC VII Rome 176

Title: Re: Constantine I VIRTVS AVGG campgate from Rome
Post by: tjaart on October 01, 2022, 09:10:14 AM

Congrats! I was the under bidder. Glad it went to a good home.

Title: Re: Constantine I VIRTVS AVGG campgate from Rome
Post by: Gavin on October 01, 2022, 11:46:14 AM

I'm just continually amazed that, years and years after looking at Constantine coins, I still see things that surprise me. The varieties must simply be endless.

Title: Re: Constantine I VIRTVS AVGG campgate from Rome
Post by: Victor on October 03, 2022, 10:01:12 PM

I got the coin today and on the dealer's tag it had an overly optimistic note about potential value-- $1,000+

Late Roman Bronze Coins

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